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Dan Robson's 'bee in his bonnet' that's 11 years in the making
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Gloucester boss George Skivington is reaping the rewards for his patient pursuit of former England scrum-half Dan Robson, who, he says, has started the season with a “bee in his bonnet” and a point to prove.
Skivington admits that Stoke-on-Trent-born Robson, 34, who started his career at Kingsholm, never wanted to leave when he signed for Wasps in January 2015, and is now making up for lost time.
Robson’s return from France, where he spent nearly four years with Pau after Wasps went into liquidation, has almost flown under the radar after the headline-grabbing signings of Dewi Lake, Jac Morgan and Jean Kleyn.
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Skivington told RugbyPass this week that Robson has a big role in developing Caolan Englefield, who ruined Harlequins for an hour last weekend before Skivington sent on the 16-cap veteran to finish the job.
“I tried to sign him a couple of years ago, but he was in France, but we couldn’t get him out of his deal. So when the next opportunity came round, it was pretty easy business, but I think the first thing with Dan is he’s just a quality bloke.
“He knew a few guys in the building, and I couldn’t find anyone who said anything bad about him as a bloke, and he’s a very, very good player and is still really ambitious, and there’s still stuff he wants to achieve.
“And the beauty of it is he’s always had a little bit of a bee in his bonnet about how he exited the club the first time because he didn’t really want to ever leave, but he needed the opportunity to play.
“Dan’s obviously gone on and played really well for a number of years. There are a lot of things that come together, but I think he’s been brilliant and is another leader that we’ve brought in.
“He’s another straight-up bloke who says it as it is and has made the leadership group, which is voted for by the players. He’s very happy to speak in there. He and I can have a really good conversation, and there’s no agenda to it.
“He’s just been a great bloke to bring in. And I think he and Caolan, who we’ve got high hopes for, are a really good combination of the wiser, older guy with miles on the clock, and a younger guy who’s really talented, and Dan can just help him develop his game,” he said.
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