Background
His father Keith was capped 44 times for Scotland.
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Mark Robertson
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Robertson was educated at Earlston High School, and then played for Melrose Wasps. Melrose Reconstruction Finance Corporation"s under 18 team He graduated to their XV side and also played 7s for the team
Career
He also played for the Scotland Club XV
He played for a while in Australia playing for Central Coast and Terrigal. He then joined Border Reivers on an apprentice contract in summer 2006, and scored on his debut and later that year received try on the year, he was then signed for Scotland sevens and at the time was Scotland sevens" highest try scorer with 17. In the summer of 2007 Robertson joined the Edinburgh and progressed to claim a regular place in the Edinburgh side during the 2009/10 season, also claiming nine Scotland A caps (scoring tries against Tonga, Ireland and Georgia) and was taking advice from the national coaches on what he had to do to make the step-up to the top level
However, a pelvic injury that had flared in his first season with Edinburgh returned with a vengeance in December 2010.
He struggled over the next 14 months in the Murrayfield treatment room trying to resolve the persistent injury including a double hernia operation as well as tears in his abdomen that were revealed and allowed to heal. He left Edinburgh Rugby at the end of his contract in May 2011.
He has been in the Scotland squad in 2008 against Canada, and has played for Scotland A with three caps, and he has had 10 Scotland Sevens caps. In December 2011 he had a four week trial with London Scottish but did not join the club beyond this.
He continues to play for Scotland sevens and recently played in the Dubai Sevens making the semi-finals of the Bowl competition with Scotland before they lost to Argentina 12–5 on December 1, 2012.
lieutenant was announced on 31 July 2015 that Robertson would be joining the Glasgow Warriors from Scotland 7s to provide cover during the Rugby World Cup in 2015.
Membership
He is a member of the east Scotland institute of sport.
