Robin Brooke

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Robin Brooke
Personal information
Full name	Robin Matthew Brooke
Date of birth	December 10 1966 ( 1966-12-10) (age 41)
Place of birth	Warkworth, New Zealand
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
Weight	109 kg (17 st 2 lb)
Nickname	Moose
School	Mahurangi College
Notable relative(s)	Zinzan Brooke
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Lock
All Black No.	924
Provincial/State sides		Caps	(points)
1987-2001	Auckland	?	(?)
Super Rugby
1996-2001	Blues
National team(s)
1992-1999	New Zealand New Zealand Māori	62	(20)

Robin Matthew Brooke (born 10 December 1966 in Warkworth, New Zealand) is a former New Zealand rugby player. The younger brother of All Blacks great Zinzan Brooke, he was also a fixture in All Blacks teams in the 1990s, and in fact played in more tests than his famous brother. The 1.97 m, 109 kg Brooke, nicknamed "Moose", typically played lock.

Brooke played representative rugby for Auckland, and made his All Blacks debut on June, 1992 against Ireland. He played 69 games for the All Blacks, 62 of them tests, and scored 4 tries, all in tests. Brooke captained the Blues in the Super 12 of 2000 and 2001 and was in the Auckland NPC sides in those two seasons before retiring at the end of the 2001 season.

Brooke is now a supermarket proprietor based in Tauranga, New Zealand.

[edit] External links

• Robin Brooke at AllBlacks.com

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