1 October 2000 Scott now sports 'blue' as well as 'black'

All Black and Canterbury flanker Scott Robertson has added a ‘blue’ to his ‘black’ honours at Lincoln University's annual sports and cultural awards, where he was also named Lincoln University Sportsperson of the Year.

The sports ‘blue’ and the supreme Sportsperson of the Year award, presented by Chancellor Margaret Austin, acknowledge Robertson's outstanding rise in local and national representative rugby.

Studying for a Bachelor of Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management degree at Lincoln University, Robertson has represented Canterbury (NPC and Super 12) since 1996 and been an All Black for the past three years.

Originally from the Bay of Plenty and a past pupil of Mount Maunganui College, Scott is specialising in sports management for his Lincoln degree.

Robertson was one of 22 sportsmen and women from 13 sports who were honoured at this year's Lincoln University ceremony, known as the Lindauer Awards. Three ‘gold’ awards were also made for contributions to the life and culture of the University.

Featured sports were canoe polo, cricket, hockey, mountain biking, netball, netball umpiring, powerlifting, rowing, rugby, soccer, touch rugby, triathlon, and volleyball, and in addition to Scott Robertson top national names among the recipients included Kate Pulford of the New Zealand Women's Cricket Team, the world's No. 2 ranked touch rugby referee Bernard McDrury and Black Fern squad member Stephanie Mortimer. Most of the recipients are national or provincial age-group representatives in their codes.

Full list –

Canoe Polo: Helen Ratcliff. Cricket: Kate Pulford. Hockey: Joanne Galletly, Daniel Harrington, Mark Laurence. Mountain Biking: Rodney Armstrong, Fintan Du Fresne. Netball: Sarah Barnes, Katie Ritchie. Netball Umpiring: Kim Sinclair. Powerlifting: Gina De Nicolo. Rowing: Matthew Trot. Rugby: Paula Brustad, Richard McCaw, Stephanie Mortimer, Scott Robertson, Daniel Somerville, Jeff Wright. Soccer: Charlotte Mills. Touch Rugby Refereeing: Bernard McDrury. Triathlon: Ainslie Savage. Volleyball: Matthew Riddle.

‘Gold’ awards for contributions to Lincoln University clubs and campus cultural life: Alpine Club: Regan Courtney. Lincoln Environmental Organisation (LEO): Mark McGrath. Snowboarding: Stuart Penfold.

Ian Collins, Journalist, Lincoln University, Canterbury, New Zealand