Name The Southland Forward Who Played On The Wing In A Test Match?

This Southland forward played in two test matches for the All Blacks in 1951/52...

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This person first played for Southland in 1948 as a 21 year old and when retired from Rugby had played 56 games for Southland.

For the bulk of his career he played as a flanker and formed a formidable combination with another Southland All Black - Bill McCaw.

In 1951 he played 9 matches for the All Blacks, which included a tour of Australia, playing three test.
In 1952 he was in the South Island team, and played in both games against the Wallabies. He had a starring role in the 15-8 win against the Wallabies when Ray Bell was injured and no replacements were allowed.  This person came on as wing not only scoring a try but assisting another one. 

 Ironically this person's most memorable All Black performance was to be his last. Though he was in three of the trials and played again for the South Island with his usual vigour he was a surprise omission for the 1953-54 tour of Britain and France.

At 1.83m tall this person only weighed around 84kg. But he was strong and wiry and had a natural fitness gained from his early years as an oarsman and in rowing he was also a Southland provincial representative.

Even though his build may have not been ideal for scrummaging this person moved to the front row as a prop for his final two seasons with Southland.

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This person is.....
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Charles Edward Robinson

BORN
Tuesday, 5 April 1927 in Bluff, New Zealand

DIED
Friday, 4 March 1983 in Bluff

PHYSICAL
1.83m, 83kg

POSITION
Flanker

LAST SCHOOL
Unknown

RUGBY CLUB
(First made All Blacks from)
Bluff

PROVINCE
Southland

ALL BLACK DEBUT
Monday, 11 June 1951
v Newcastle at Newcastle
aged 24 years, 67 days

INTERNATIONAL DEBUT
Saturday, 23 June 1951
v Australia at Sydney
aged 24 years, 79 days

LAST TEST
Saturday, 13 September 1952
v Australia at Wellington
aged 25 years, 161 days