azine ) ▁people ▁Category : Z DF ▁people <0x0A> </s> ▁Bruce ▁John ▁Robert son ▁( born ▁ 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 5 2 ) ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁New ▁Zealand ▁rugby ▁union ▁footballer . ▁He ▁played ▁for ▁Count ies ▁and ▁the ▁All ▁Black s . ▁He ▁played ▁ 3 4 ▁tests ▁( 1 0 2 ▁All ▁Black ▁matches ) ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 1 , ▁and ▁scored ▁ 3 4 ▁tries ▁( 4 ▁test ▁tries ). ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁ 1 3 5 ▁matches ▁for ▁Count ies ▁ ▁between ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁making ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁union ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 1 9 . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁All ▁Black ▁centre ▁( No ▁ 1 3 ) ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s , ▁and ▁was ▁adm ired ▁for ▁his ▁pace , ▁sil ky ▁pass ▁and ▁s wer ve , ▁and ▁his ▁thinking ▁approach ▁to ▁the ▁game . ▁ ▁Robert son ▁is ▁regarded ▁as ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁best ▁cent res ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁rugby ▁history . ▁He ▁did ▁play ▁against ▁all - white ▁South ▁African ▁teams ▁during ▁the ▁A part heid ▁era , ▁in ▁common ▁with ▁many ▁All ▁Black s ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁However , ▁he ▁declared ▁himself ▁unable ▁to ▁play ▁against ▁the ▁Spring b oks ▁during ▁the ▁New ▁Zealand ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁tour . ▁This ▁was ▁due ▁to ▁his ▁' person al ▁ab hor rence ▁of ▁apart heid