"The last time we played the Aussies was in March last year at the transtasman tournament in Rotorua. They beat us two games to one but the games we lost were pretty close," Robinson recalled.
"This will be my first World Cup and the aim will be to work hard and become a regular starter once we are over there," Robinson said.
When the Touch World Cup is finished Robinson's international attention will turn to his commitments with the Vodafone Warriors against the Sydney Roosters at Auckland's Mount Smart Stadium on May 5. The Warriors open men's and women's touch teams will play their Roosters counterparts as part of the pre-match entertainment to the Warriors NRL round eight clash against the Newcastle Knights.
Robinson, who has won MVP honours at the Fijian Cup Men's Championship tournament with his title-winning Outkast Sports team for the last two years, is among a host of players from the Touch Blacks who have been confirmed, including the Stone brothers, Maurice and Shaquille, and the McIntyre brother and sister duo, Aria and Tiaan.
Both families have a proud playing and coaching history with the sport, with their parents also having represented New Zealand in touch during their playing years.
A labourer for P & T Contractors, Robinson, has played for Waikato at the last three national touch tournaments and earlier this month Waikato won the national title for the second time in three years.
Their final against Counties-Manukau got down to a drop off involving three players from each side before Waikato prevailed.
In February Robinson coached the Hawke's Bay under-16 boys to a top 10 finish at their Rotorua-hosted nationals.
"It was my first time coaching a rep team and it was a good experience. We did the best of the three Hawke's Bay youth teams up there," Robinson recalled.
A product of the Hastings Boys' High School first XV rugby side and senior boys touch team, Robinson, singled out three HBHS players who were members of the under-16 team, Hoera Stephenson, Donny Godinet and Kaelyn Harmer, as a trio to keep an eye on in the future.
"They've all got big futures on the touch scene," Robinson said.
Because of his touch commitments Robinson is unlikely to turn out for is new club, Hastings Rugby and Sports, in Hawke's Bay's premier club rugby competition until the middle of May.
A former Tamatea club player who played for the Hawke's Bay Saracens last year, he is comfortable in both the first five-eighth and fullback positions.
While he still has hopes of becoming a second generation Magpie in the future, his father Jason had two games for the Magpies in 2002, Robinson knows earning a spot in the Hastings Rugby and Sports backline will be a challenge in itself after missing the Nash Cup comp with his touch commitments.
And the reason for his switch to Hastings Rugby and Sports?
"It's time for a fresh start," Robinson replied.
