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Robbie Diack
Birth nameRobert Diack
Date of birth (1985-11-12) 12 November 1985 (age 38)
Place of birthJohannesburg, South Africa
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight111 kg (17 st 7 lb)
SchoolMichaelhouse
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8, Flanker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2008–2018 Ulster 205 (90)
Correct as of 1 January 2018
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2006–2008 Western Province 30 (15)
Correct as of 23 February 2008
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–2008 Stormers 16 (5)
Correct as of 17 May 2008
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014–2015
2014		 Ireland Wolfhounds
Ireland		 2
2		 (0)
(0)
Correct as of 30 January 2015

Robbie Diack (born 12 November 1985 in Johannesburg, South Africa) is a South African born, Irish former rugby union player who last played for Ulster[1] in the Pro14. He played in the back row mainly as a number eight.

Career

He signed for Ulster at the start of the 2008/2009 season from the South African club The Stormers.[2] He became eligible to play rugby for Ireland in July 2011 after living in Ireland for the required three years.[3][4] In October 2010 Diack signed a contract keeping him with Ulster until June 2014.[5] In 2017, he became the first person born outside of Ulster to make 200 appearances.[6][7]

In March 2013, Diack was called up to the Ireland squad for the first time, having been selected for the 35 man training squad for the Six Nations clash with France. He made his full Ireland debut in the victory over Argentina in 2014 at the June Internationals.[8][9][10]

Diack played his final game for Ulster in May 2018 against the Ospreys during the European Champions Cup playoff.[11]

Sources

  1. ^ "Ulster Rugby : Rugby : Player Profiles : Ulster 1st XV". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
  2. ^ . http://talkingrugbyunion.co.uk/team-talk/robbie-diack-interview
  3. ^ "Robbie Diack". Ultimate Rugby. ((cite web)): Missing or empty |url= (help)
  4. ^ "Trio commit to Ulster".
  5. ^ "Ulster trio agree new contracts". 19 October 2010.
  6. ^ "Robbie Diack to leave Ulster after a decade". RTÉ News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  7. ^ "Robbie Diack determined to keep emotions in check for crucial final Ulster game". Irish Mirror. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
  8. ^ "Six Nations 2013: Ronan O'Gara's Ireland career could be over". BBC Sport. 3 March 2013.
  9. ^ "Robbie Diack". Ultimate Rugby.
  10. ^ "Robbie Diack handed Ireland debut". The Irish Times.
  11. ^ "Robbie Diack determined to keep emotions in check for crucial final Ulster game". Irish Mirror. 19 May 2018.
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