Jack Robinson (rugby league)


Jack E. Robinson was a professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1910s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Rochdale Hornets, as a, i.e. number 2 or 5. After touring Australasia with Great Britain, Robinson joined the Great War, and was badly wounded at Neuve-Chapelle in March 1915.

Playing career

International honours

Jack Robinson won caps for Great Britain while at Rochdale Hornets in 1914 against Australia.

County Cup Final appearances

Jack Robinson played right-, i.e. number 3, in Rochdale Hornets' 12–5 victory over Oldham in the 1911–12 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1911–12 season at Wheater's Field, Broughton, Salford on Saturday 2 December 1911, in front of a crowd of 20,000.