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.
| Birth name | Robert Diack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 November 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Johannesburg, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 111 kg (17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Michaelhouse | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHe 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
edit- ^ "Ulster Rugby : Rugby : Player Profiles : Ulster 1st XV". Archived from the original on 20 May 2011. Retrieved 5 March 2011.
- ^ . http://talkingrugbyunion.co.uk/team-talk/robbie-diack-interview
- ^ "Robbie Diack". Ultimate Rugby.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ "Trio commit to Ulster".
- ^ "Ulster trio agree new contracts". 19 October 2010.
- ^ "Robbie Diack to leave Ulster after a decade". RTÉ News. 4 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Robbie Diack determined to keep emotions in check for crucial final Ulster game". Irish Mirror. 19 May 2018. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Six Nations 2013: Ronan O'Gara's Ireland career could be over". BBC Sport. 3 March 2013.
- ^ "Robbie Diack". Ultimate Rugby.
- ^ "Robbie Diack handed Ireland debut". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Robbie Diack determined to keep emotions in check for crucial final Ulster game". Irish Mirror. 19 May 2018.