Robin Brooke
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Robin Matthew Brooke is a former New Zealand rugby player
. He played for the All Blacks
n the 1990s, playing many tests alongside younger brother Zinzan Brooke
. In January 2010 he harassed two teenagers on holiday in Fiji
, for which he later apologised and made reparations.
, 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.
, the youngest of the three brothers, and attended Mahurangi College.
he is the proprietor of the New World
supermarket in Warkworth, New Zealand.
In January 2010, Brooke harassed two teenagers while on holiday in Fiji, allegedly grabbing the buttocks of a 15-year-old girl and allegedly assaulting her 17-year-old male friend who came to her aid. Brooke apologised for the incident and made reparations, after one of the families sought $200,000 in damages against him. A further allegation was made in June 2010 that in 1998 Brooke had had sex with a drunken and comatose teenage woman.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. He played for the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
n the 1990s, playing many tests alongside younger brother Zinzan Brooke
Zinzan Brooke
Zinzan Valentine Brooke is a former New Zealand rugby union footballer who played at number eight...
. In January 2010 he harassed two teenagers on holiday in Fiji
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
, for which he later apologised and made reparations.
Career
Brooke played representative rugby for AucklandAuckland Rugby Football Union
The Auckland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Auckland Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. Its colours are navy blue and white in a hoop design. Auckland's top representative team have won New Zealand's top provincial rugby competition 16 times, more than...
, and made his All Blacks debut on June, 1992 against Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
. He played 69 games for the All Blacks
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
, 62 of them tests, and scored 4 tries, all in tests. Brooke captained the Blues in the Super 12
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
of 2000 and 2001 and was in the Auckland NPC
Air New Zealand Cup
The ITM Cup is New Zealand's annual professional domestic Rugby union competition, taking place from late July through October . It was founded in 2006 with 14 teams, after the National Provincial Championship was split into two separate competitions. The other 12 provincial teams from the NPC...
sides in those two seasons before retiring at the end of the 2001 season.
Personal life
Brooke was born in WarkworthWarkworth, New Zealand
Warkworth is a town in the upper North Island of New Zealand, within the Rodney District and lying at the far north of the Auckland Region but just south of the Northland Region...
, the youngest of the three brothers, and attended Mahurangi College.
he is the proprietor of the New World
New World (supermarket)
New World is a New Zealand full-service supermarket chain owned by the Foodstuffs cooperative.Founded in 1963, New World was the first American-style full-service supermarket brand of Foodstuffs, and the second in New Zealand...
supermarket in Warkworth, New Zealand.
In January 2010, Brooke harassed two teenagers while on holiday in Fiji, allegedly grabbing the buttocks of a 15-year-old girl and allegedly assaulting her 17-year-old male friend who came to her aid. Brooke apologised for the incident and made reparations, after one of the families sought $200,000 in damages against him. A further allegation was made in June 2010 that in 1998 Brooke had had sex with a drunken and comatose teenage woman.