Robin Brooke

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name = Robin Brooke


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birthname = Robin Matthew Brooke
nickname = "Moose"
dateofbirth =
birthyear = 1966
birthmonth = 12
birthday =10
placeofbirth = Warkworth, New Zealand
allblackno = 924
allblackid = 87
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height = height|m=1.97
weight = convert|109|kg|stlb|abbr=on
ru_position = Lock
ru_nationalteam = flagicon|NZ New Zealand flagicon|NZNew Zealand Māori
ru_nationalyears = 1992-1999
ru_nationalcaps = 62
ru_nationalpoints = (20)
ru_ntupdate = 5 March 2007
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super14years = 1996-2001
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super14update =5 March 2007
ru_province = flagicon|NZ Auckland
ru_provinceyears =1987-2001
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ru_provinceupdate =5 March 2007
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spouse = Hayley - a prominent fashion designer
children = two boys and a girl
relatives = Zinzan Brooke
school = Mahurangi College
university =

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.

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*All Blacks|id=87|name=Robin Brooke