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7th June 2016
10:10am BST

Robinson cut an emotional figure at the press conference announcing his retirement. He told reporters:
"Rugby is made me who I am here today. It has been a big part of my life for so many years, for it to end like this is very disappointing. A big thank you to the Waratahs. It is a really special place to come here and play. I am really fortunate to have pulled on the jersey for so many years."The 31-year-old could never be accused of not having perspective on the end of this stage of a successful career. He commented:
"I was sitting in the [doctors] office two weeks ago when I heard the story of a guy getting a brain tumour. I got a poke in the eye. There are worse things in life. "I was very fortunate to have such a long career. I wasn’t expecting for it to end with a poke in the eye. I thought it would be the back or the neck."Former Wallabies teammate Adam Ashley Cooper aptly summed up Robinson's nature https://twitter.com/AdamCoopy/status/740091423878459392
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