Eye injury forces Wallaby Robinson into retirement
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VETERAN Australia prop Benn Robinson announced his retirement yesterday due to complications from a serious eye injury sustained when playing for the New South Wales Waratahs in Super Rugby.
The 72-test forward suffered an accidental poke in the eye during a lineout against the ACT Brumbies in April and had developed a condition called microscopic hyphema, in which blood cells appear in front of the lens, affecting vision.
His condition was further complicated by an increase in pressure within the eye and a tear to the retina, for which he underwent surgery, the Waratahs said.
While Robinson, 31, was expected to regain full sight, he had been advised that the risk to his eye was too great to continue his career in rugby.
“To hear from a doctor that I can’t do that any more is a tough pill to swallow,” Robinson said in Sydney yesterday.
“Rugby has been part of my life for so many years that for it to end like this is just so disappointing.”
Wallabies coach Michael Cheika said Robinson’s contribution to Australian rugby would be felt for years to come.
“Every player who has the honor of playing for the Wallabies has a responsibility to leave their own special mark on the jersey for the next generation to shape and build on, which Benn has certainly done,” Cheika said.
Robinson was the third Wallabies prop to play 50 tests after Al Baxter and Ewen McKenzie, and he retires as the most capped Waratah, having played 148 Super Rugby matches.
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