Twenty Questions with Qantas Wallabies prop Benn “Cat” Robinson
September 04, 2008 - 3:39pm
Story by: ARU
He was the fan’s Man of the Match in the record loss in Johannesburg and he never stopped trying in a gutsy, 80 minute effort. The pugnacious loose-head has never shirked a challenge on the Rugby field and in his short career he’s had plenty of them.
He represented Australian Schoolboys in 2002 against the toughest of opponents at that level, New Zealand Schoolboys, before representing the NSW Under 19s team in 2003. He made his senior debut for NSW at the end of 2004, again in the toughest cauldron possible for a prop, against Salta in Argentina.
In 2005 he played in every minute of every game for the Australian Under 21s at the U21 World Cup and in 2006 he made his Super 14 debut as a replacement in the opening week of the competition. He ended up playing in all 14 games for the Tahs before being included as the youngest member of the Wallabies squad for the Domestic Series and Tri Nations. His Test debut came once more in the most intimidating of circumstances, in the starting line-up against South Africa at Coca-Cola (formerly Ellis) Park.
In 2007 he again played all 13 Super 14 matches for the Waratahs, starting at loosehead prop in 11 games, and he made three appearances for the Wallabies before surprisingly missing the cut for the Rugby World Cup in France. But he’s back in 2008 having his best season yet, both for the Tahs and for the Wallabies, fighting off his NSW team mates Matt Dunning and Al Baxter to start every Test to date this year for the Men of Gold.
Just who is the real “Big” Benn Robinson ? Find out below in our EXCLUSIVE 20 Questions.
Nickname
Cat, Big Benn
Primary Schools/High Schools/Universities attended:
Glenorie Public.
The Kings School
First Rugby team I played in
Beecroft Under 8s
My all time favourite Classic Wallaby
Phil Kearns
My most respected Rugby opponent
Carl Hayman
My best Rugby memory
Running out first time for the Wallabies
My embarrassing/worse Rugby moment:
Forgetting my boots at a club game so I had to play in runners.
Speciality I can cook in the kitchen is
Chilli mud crab.
Away from Rugby things I enjoy doing
Fishing, cooking, sleeping.
The team mate I would least like to room with is
Tatafu Polota-Nau
Why ?
Snoring.
My favourite holiday destination is
Bendemeer
My favourite book/movie/music:
Varsity Blues
If I wasn’t a Professional Rugby Player I would be:
Student
The special talent most people don’t know I have:
A gun at Ping-Pong
What being a Wallaby means to me
Proud, honoured
Favourite Stadium to play in:
Sydney Football Stadium
Best country toured
Argentina
The thing I most can’t do without is
Phone
