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Chris Robshaw

Chris Robshaw
Personal information
NameChris Robshaw
Height1.88 m
Weight112 kg
SchoolCumnor House School
Millfield Preparatory School
Millfield

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Chris Robshaw (born 4 June 1986) is a rugby union player and captain of Harlequins in the Aviva Premiership. Robshaw's position of choice is in the back-row, specifically blind-side flanker.

Robshaw started playing rugby for Warlingham RFC at the age of seven and attended Cumnor House School. He then moved to Millfield Preparatory School and then Millfield where he was first team captain.

Robshaw played for England Schools Under 18 (January) during 2004, before making his First XV debut during the 2005 � 06 season; scoring two tries in the 42 � 3 victory over the Pertemps Bees at the Stoop.

He was also part of the England Under 21 squad that competed in the 2006 Six Nations and World Championship.

Robshaw made his Premiership debut in the London double header at the start of the 2007 � 08 season. He went on to be included in the England Saxons squad who won the Churchill Cup in the summer of 2008.

On 12 December 2008 Will Greenwood declared Robshaw was pushing for international honours due to his current form, and he was fighting for a place on the upcoming Lions tour to South Africa, as an 'uncapped' Lion. Greenwood also went on to compare Robshaw to the World Cup winning blindside flanker, Richard Hill.

In May 2009, Robshaw was named Guinness Premiership player of the year.

On 19 May 2009, Robshaw was named in the England squad to play the Barbarians and Argentina.

Robshaw played in a defeat to the Barbarians. Robshaw later replaced James Haskell in the starting line-up for the return fixture in Salta, Argentina against the Argentines. winning his debut cap in a Test match defeat to Argentina.

On 25 January 2010, Robshaw was reinstated into the England EPS Squad, due to an knee injury sustained by Tom Croft



Chris Robshaw Video

Harlequins' Ugo Monye, Chris Robshaw and Nick Evans talk to The Rugby Blog's Nick Heath about a typical week as a professional rugby player - plus their thoughts on the Investec Internationals at Twickenham.
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Sportsvibe give you a preview to the 2010/11 Aviva Premiership, featuring the likes of Geordan Murphy, Richard Cockerill, Steve Borthwick, Brendan Venter and Chris Robshaw. Be sure to check out part 2.
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Harlequins captain, Chris Robshaw, running through rucking drills with rugby media
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Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw looks ahead to the new 2010/2011 Aviva Premiership season and assesses Quins' hopes of securing the title. The blind-side flanker also discusses the fallout from 'Bloodgate' and how this has affected the team.
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Tim Lovejoy got his hands dirty with Harlequin FC for his Guinness Premiership introduction to rugby. He will be present at The Big Game 2 on Sunday 27th December where Harlequins take on Wasps at Twickenham HQ to get his full rugby experience.
3.75 min. | 4.37 user rating
Robshaw fails at Jaffa Cake World Record
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Barbarians: BA Blair (Cardiff Blues); *DC Howlett (Munster), *OJ Lewsey (London Wasps), *GW D'Arcy (Leinster), IR Balshaw (Gloucester); GW Jackson (Saracens), JW Marshall (Saracens); *C Dermody (London Irish), SB Brits (Stormers), *GM Somerville (Gloucester), ME Corry, captain (Leicester Tigers), CR Jack (Saracens), J Collins (Toulon), RD Elsom (Leinster), *BS Betsen (London Wasps) Replacements : S Bruno (Sale Sharks) Brits (57); *BJ Botha (Ulster) Somerville (49-66, Dermody 66-80); *PD Tito (Cardiff Blues) Jack (64); PR Waugh (Waratahs) Betsen (57); *CJ Whitaker (Leinster) Marshall (72); *MJ Catt (London Irish) Lewsey (64); *RN Nasiganiyavi (Randwick) Balshaw (49) [* - denotes new Barbarian] Tries Balshaw (2), Jack, Elsom, D'Arcy; Cons Blair (4) England: D Armitage; B Foden, JD Noon, J Turner-Hall, M Banahan; AJ Goode, DS Care; TAN Payne, DM Hartley, D Wilson, SW Borthwick, LP Deacon, C Robshaw, NJ Easter, LW Moody Replacements: SG Thompson (Hartley 60), N Wood (Payne 53), CM Jones, S Armitage (Moody 53), J Haskell (Deacon 66), P Hodgson (Care 52), T May (Noon 40) Tries Foden, Turner-Hall, May, Banahan; Cons Goode (3) Referee: R Poite (France) Attendance: 40121
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SkySports--But, although -Chris Robshaw- did cross late on, Quins were unable to end their league campaign on a winning note, meaning they will now have to rely on European results going in their favour to qualify for the Heineken Cup. They had launched w - Date : Sat, 07 May 2011 18:01:19 GMT+00:00
Robshaw extends stay with Harlequins - ESPN.co.uk Tweet this news
ESPN.co.uk--Harlequins skipper -Chris Robshaw- has agreed a new long-term deal with the Aviva Premiership club. The 24-year-old flanker has signed up until 2014, having made his debut against Pertemps Bees in the 2005-06 season. To date he has played 84 P - Date : Thu, 12 May 2011 15:48:32 GMT+00:00
A look at the winners from the Harlequins 2011 End of Season Awards - Sports Haze Tweet this news
Sports Haze--Since the middle of last week, the majority of news emanating from Harlequins has been focussed on -Chris Robshaw's- contract extension and the captain, along with the majority of his colleagues, were all in attendance to witness the eve - Date : Mon, 16 May 2011 18:27:01 GMT+00:00
Robshaw: Time to shine - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports--Last Updated: May 20, 2011 2:37pm Harlequins captain -Chris Robshaw- has called on his team-mates to seize the moment when they tackle Stade Francais in the Amlin Challenge Cup. Quins will go head-to-head with the French giants at the Cardiff C - Date : Fri, 20 May 2011 06:58:59 GMT+00:00
Harlequins chase unique treble - European Rugby Cup Tweet this news
European Rugby Cup--And -Chris Robshaw-, the Harlequins captain and man of the match in their backs-to-the-wall semi-final victory at Munster, is calling for strict discipline from his team to limit the threat of Lionel Beauxis putting the boot into their - Date : Wed, 18 May 2011 09:09:58 GMT+00:00
Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw signs long-term deal - The Sport Review Tweet this news
The Sport Review--Harlequins skipper -Chris Robshaw- has signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at the Aviva Premiership club until 2014. The 24-year-old is another wonder product of Quins' renowned Academy. He made his Premiership debut - Date : Sat, 14 May 2011 11:48:45 GMT+00:00
Harlequins v Saracens: Teams - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports--Harlequins: 15 Mike Brown, 14 Gonzalo Camacho, 13 George Lowe, 12 Jordan Turner-Hall, 11 Ugo Monye, 10 Rory Clegg, 9 Danny Care, 8 Nick Easter, 7 -Chris Robshaw- (capt), 6 Maurie Fa'asavalu, 5 George Robson, 4 Ollie Kohn, 3 James Johnston, - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 13:18:23 GMT+00:00
Quins have high hopes - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports--Captain -Chris Robshaw- hailed the effort from his side and hopes they can build on the gutsy effort and use it as a platform to go on and achieve bigger and better things. "As a club I do think we need Heineken Cup rugby, we need to g - Date : Fri, 06 May 2011 11:26:52 GMT+00:00
Six Nations 2011: Tom Croft and Courtney Lawes train with England - The Guardian Tweet this news
The Guardian--Photograph: Warren Little/Getty Images Tom Croft and Courtney Lawes have been joined in the England training squad for Sunday's Six Nations match against Scotland at Twickenham by two Harlequins forwards, the prop Joe Marler and flanker - Date : Tue, 08 Mar 2011 12:00:00 GMT+00:00
Six Nations hospitality news: Joe Worsley replaced by England - Keith Prowse Tweet this news
Keith Prowse--Worsley has returned to London Wasps to receive treatment on his neck and will be replaced in the squad by Harlequins' -Chris Robshaw-. David Wilson has also been forced to withdraw from the squad after sustaining an ankle injury and hi - Date : Mon, 21 Feb 2011 14:30:30 GMT+00:00

National team
YearsClub / teamCapsPoints
2008 �
2009 �
England Saxons
England

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Professional team
YearsClub / teamCapsPoints
2005 � Harlequins142(95)



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