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Ian Robertson
Some people never call the quits. Ian Robertson is the BBC Rugby Correspondent covering both Radio and TV. A bad knee injury at the age of 25 ended his Rugby career nevertheless by then he had won “Blues” at both Aberdeen University and Cambridge University, had played for London Scottish and the Barbarians and had won 8 international caps for Scotland and was vice-captain of Scotland. In 1972 he joined the BBC as a rugby commentator and in the past 20 years has covered almost all major matches all over the world. He was Rugby Correspondent of the Sunday Times for three years between ‘1980 and ‘1983 but then returned to the microphone to become BBC Rugby Correspondent in ‘1983. He has frequently been seen on television for the past 15 years as a member of the “Rugby Special” team on BBC 2 and he also presents the rugby previews and features on Grandstand on BBC 1 before all major internationals. An esteemed writer he is author or co-author of over 20 books including several best sellers - with Gareth Edwards, Bill Beaumont and Andy Irvine and he helped to host the official biography of the actor Richard Burton with Burton's younger brother. This book was bestseller in over a dozen countries. All through ‘1980’s he worked on a Celebrity Road Show which covered all of Britain and in the course of nine years he appeared regularly as compere or quizmaster with sporting celebrities like Denis Law, Emylyn Hughes,Geoff Boycott and Willie Carson. He also masquerades as an expert on horse racing for the BBC in the summer and he has had numerous shares in a succession of very slow horses lacking any sort of ambition. In the span of 20 years he has reported on most sports at one time or another and he appears 2 or 3 times a month on the after-dinner circuit with a fund of anecdotes covering a very wide range of sports. Ian specialises in Sportsmen’s Dinners, golf days (a very competitive handicap of 16) dinners and conferences for the business world. He likes entertaining mixed audiences. He is a very charming, entertaining and highly eloquent after-dinner speaker. |
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