Footy star Tom Robinson reveals the awful health battle that became so bad he was desperate NOT to be called up by the New Zealand All Blacks Recently retired from all forms of footy aged just 29 Has revealed depths of life-changing medical problem If you need support, contact Lifeline 13 11 14, or Beyond Blue on 1300 224 636 By JOSH ALSTON FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 00:03 EST, 12 November 2024 | Updated: 00:04 EST, 12 November 2024 e-mail View comments Every footy-mad New Zealand boy grows up wanting to be an All Black, but one Kiwi star has admitted he was terrified of being called up to play for his country due to his mental health battle. Tom Robinson was a New Zealand rugby union player who played as a flanker and lock for the Blues in Super Rugby and Northland in the National Provincial Championship. He made his Super Rugby debut in 2019 and went on to earn more than 50 caps for the Blues, scoring multiple tries and becoming a key forward.
Robinson was also called into the All Blacks squad as injury cover in 2021, although he did not earn a full international cap. He announced his shock retirement from the sport this October, just shy of his 30th birthday, and has now revealed just how much of a role concussions played in that decision. 'In 2021, I had three concussions pretty much within one season,' he detailed.
'At that stage I was up to about six or seven in total, I can't remember. Too many concussions,' he told the New Zealand Herald . 'I remember my last.
