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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Luke McLaughlin

Robinson urges RFU to increase efforts to promote rugby in deprived areas

Jason Robinson during his playing career
Jason Robinson was raised in a single-parent family in a poor area of Leeds. Photograph: Tom Jenkins/The Guardian

The former England captain Jason Robinson has urged the Rugby Football Union to increase its efforts to promote rugby in deprived areas, saying there is “a talent pool the game is missing out on”.

Robinson, who in 2004 became the first black player to lead the men’s national side, was raised in a single‑parent family in a poor area of Leeds and became one of England’s finest attacking talents.

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