He made his Welsh debut on 1 November 1980 against the All Blacks at Cardiff, at the age of 19.[4] He also played rugby league, turning professional on 13 April 1986 when he signed for Whitehaven in Cumbria. He went on to play for Leeds, Carlisle, and finished his rugby league at Salford in 1993.[1] He taught at Christ's College, Christchurch, New Zealand and coached the 1st XV in 2008. In 2012, Ackerman taught Physical Education at St Patrick's College, Silverstream, New Zealand. Ackerman was also the coach of the Silverstream 1st XV rugby team, leading the team to victory at the 2012 Wellington Premier 1 Finals.[5] He moved to live and work in Melbourne in February 2017, as the Director of Coaching for Rugby at Haileybury College, and is currently a Casual Relief Teacher in Regional Victoria, Australia.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org (RL)". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^Rob Ackerman rugby union player profile Scrum.com
^"The new life of the Wales and Lions star who suffered a stroke and ended up on the other side of the world". Wales Online. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
^"St Pat's Silverstream beat Wellington College". 12 August 2012.
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ackerman, rugby, robert, angus, ackerman, born, march, 1961, welsh, former, dual, code, international, rugby, union, rugby, league, footballer, 1983, toured, zealand, with, british, irish, lions, whilst, playing, london, welsh, centre, also, played, club, rugb. Robert Angus Ackerman born 2 March 1961 2 is a Welsh former dual code international rugby union and rugby league footballer In 1983 he toured New Zealand with the British and Irish Lions whilst playing for London Welsh RFC A centre he also played club rugby for Newport RFC He was educated at Christ College Brecon 3 Rob AckermanAckerman in 2013 watching the St Pat s Silverstream 2nd XV beat Wellington CollegePersonal informationFull nameRobert Angus AckermanBorn 1961 03 02 2 March 1961 age 63 Ebbw Vale WalesPlaying informationRugby unionPositionCentreClub Years Team Pld T G FG P Newport RFC London Welsh RFC Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1980 85 Wales 22 4 1983 British Lions 2 0Rugby leaguePositionCentre Second row Loose forward LockClub Years Team Pld T G FG P 1986 90 Whitehaven 20 1990 91 Leeds 16 1991 92 Carlisle 1992 93 Salford Total 0 0 0 0 36 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1991 93 Wales 5 8Source 1 He made his Welsh debut on 1 November 1980 against the All Blacks at Cardiff at the age of 19 4 He also played rugby league turning professional on 13 April 1986 when he signed for Whitehaven in Cumbria He went on to play for Leeds Carlisle and finished his rugby league at Salford in 1993 1 He taught at Christ s College Christchurch New Zealand and coached the 1st XV in 2008 In 2012 Ackerman taught Physical Education at St Patrick s College Silverstream New Zealand Ackerman was also the coach of the Silverstream 1st XV rugby team leading the team to victory at the 2012 Wellington Premier 1 Finals 5 He moved to live and work in Melbourne in February 2017 as the Director of Coaching for Rugby at Haileybury College and is currently a Casual Relief Teacher in Regional Victoria Australia References edit a b Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org RL rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 Rob Ackerman rugby union player profile Scrum com The new life of the Wales and Lions star who suffered a stroke and ended up on the other side of the world Wales Online 12 August 2020 Retrieved 18 February 2024 Rothmans Rugby Yearbook 1981 82 Vivian Jenkins 1982 p 42 ISBN 0 907574 05 X St Pat s Silverstream beat Wellington College 12 August 2012 External links editProfile at blackandambers co uk Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rob Ackerman rugby amp oldid 1208660459, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
