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Robin Currie McBryde (born 3 July 1970) Robin McBryde player profile Scrum.com is a Welsh rugby union former player and coach. He gained 37 caps for Wales. He played hooker.
He is a fluent Welsh language speaker. Undeb Rygbi Cymru
McBryde worked as an overhead linesman before becoming a professional rugby player.
He won his first cap for Wales against Fiji in 1994. His last international appearance was as a replacement in the match against Ireland in March 2005 which saw Wales clinch the Grand Slam.
He was selected for the 2001 British Lions tour to Australia, appearing against Western Force, Queensland Presidents XV, Australia A and New South Wales, before he was unfortunately forced out of the tour by injury and replaced by Dorian West.
In August 2005 he announced his retirement from rugby following surgery to remove a disc from the top of his spine.
He was subsequently appointed forwards coach for the Welsh national team. In June 2009 he was caretaker head coach of the Wales national team for the two match North American tour during Warren Gatland's absence as assistant coach to the British & Irish Lions. Wales won both matches against Canada and USA. He was to be caretaker head coach for interim head coach Rob Howley who was filling in for Warren Gatland.
It was announced that he would join Leinster rugby as an Assistant coach after the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
In 2007, McBryde took over the role of Grand Sword Bearer (initially temporarily) at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, for the Gorsedd Cymru, after Ray Gravell (the previous bearer) had his leg amputated. Gravell died in October 2007 and McBryde was confirmed in the role at the Gorsedd's 2008 annual meeting. McBryde uses the bardic name of 'Robin o Fôn'.
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