| Code | DS/UK/1807 |
| Dates | 1945- |
| Person Name | Robertson; Ian (1945-); Scottish rugby union player and broadcaster |
| Surname | Robertson |
| Forenames | Ian |
| Epithet | Scottish rugby union player and broadcaster |
| Activity | Fly-half, played for Cambridge University, Watsonian FC, London Scottish, Aberdeenshire, Barbarian FC, Scotland XV and Scotland (1968-1970, 8 caps, 9 points). The most memorable moment of his playing career was Scotland's 1970 Calcutta Cup victory over England. At 25 he suffered a serious knee injury that ended his sporting career. Took up journalism, joining the BBC in 1972, reading horse racing results but, made the BBC's official rugby union correspondent in 1983, he has covered every Rugby World Cup from its inception in 1987 until 2015. Retired 2018. |
| RefNo | Title |
| BML/6/2/7 | Big sheet and bundle, Oxford versus Cambridge, Twickenham, 11 December 1973 |
| BML/6/4/12 | Big sheet and bundle, Edinburgh versus Glasgow, Murrayfield, 4 December 1965 |
| BML/6/1/22 | Big sheet and bundle, Royal High School FP versus Watsonians, Jock’s Lodge, Edinburgh, 1 March 1969 |
| BML/2/16/21 | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus South Africa, Murrayfield, 6 December 1969 |
| BML/1/1/15 | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus England, Murrayfield, 16 March 1968 |
| BML/1/2/17 | Big sheet and bundle, Wales versus Scotland, Cardiff Arms Park, 7 February 1970 |
| BML/1/4/16 | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus France, Murrayfield, 10 January 1970 |
| BML/1/1/17 | Big sheet and bundle, Scotland versus England, Murrayfield, 21 March 1970 |
| BML/1/1/16 | Big sheet and bundle, England versus Scotland, Twickenham, 15 March 1969 |