Robbo returns
3 Jan 2007
New England coach Brian Ashton has brought Jason Robinson out of retirement.
The World Cup winner quit playing Test rugby 15 months ago, but appears to have changed his mind following the sacking of former coach Andy Robinson.
“Jason is another who has won a World Cup and knows what it takes to be at the top of the world game in professional sport,” said Ashton in a statement.
“Apart from being a fantastic rugby player he has outstanding values as a person which will be important to the England team in the coming year.”
Ashton also announced Phil Vickery as his new captain in the initial Six Nations squad. The Wasps prop replaces Martin Corry.
Explaining his change of captain, Ashton said: “Phil is a player of massive experience who has been at the top of the world and he has a great desire to lead England back there again.
“He showed in the autumn he is back playing international rugby well and both as a player and a captain he is the right man to take England forward.
“During the autumn Martin Corry handled the captaincy situation really well in what was a difficult period – and I thank him for that.”
16 Comments
3 Jan 2007, 21:10 pm
Not a bad move as Jason is quite a classy player.
3 Jan 2007, 21:23 pm
England pulling a Zidane here I see….Robbo will be a tough competitor as always….
3 Jan 2007, 21:25 pm
Yeh maybe, but he’s got a bit of a big head. He and his team stayed over at the hotel where i’ve worked while in the UK and his attitude wasn’t the best. At that stage he was England’s captain. Wasn’t a very good ambassador on that particular instance. Anyway, England will need more than him to make a comeback.
3 Jan 2007, 21:27 pm
Vickery as captain…good move I guess….
3 Jan 2007, 21:27 pm
Silence
You talking about Robbo, the guy with the good “values”?
3 Jan 2007, 21:33 pm
4 – yes. He was asked to pay for something cash and he didn’t wants to immediately and he quite angry asked the waiter: “Don’t you know who I am?” Sadly the european waiter was a football fan and not a rugby gooro and he didn’t know who and what Robbo was. The poor waiter was only doing his job.
3 Jan 2007, 21:33 pm
I mean – 5
3 Jan 2007, 21:36 pm
I hate people like that…I was just getting to respect him for his “values” and now it seems like he is just another big aired rugby union fullback…he must get greeted back accordingly in the RWC….
3 Jan 2007, 22:12 pm
What a legend!
4 Jan 2007, 00:10 am
Tackler
Robinson is a shadow of his former self.
i have watched him at first hand this season and believe me when i say, time has caught up with him.
4 Jan 2007, 07:41 am
erm…robinson is turning 33 this year if i’m not mistaken. hmmm, interesting. he was one of the stars of WC 03 but only time will tell whether he will be able to rough it out in test rugby once more.
4 Jan 2007, 08:44 am
I don’t think he is better than Lewcy (spellinng?) – but hey, thats just me.
4 Jan 2007, 10:36 am
Good move if you ask me. He’l give that boring backline some fire if you ask me. I’d play him at Flyhalf if Wilko ain’t around….
4 Jan 2007, 10:54 am
Desperate moves all round, personally i think they will sink lower this season comming.
4 Jan 2007, 12:35 pm
Francois Steyn will give old Robbo a run for his life…oeps meant money.
6 Jan 2007, 06:45 am
Robbo, didn’t think much of him even in his prime. Wasn’t a patch on Rory Underwood one of the greatest ever wingers, up there with John Duckham.
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