Donald Robinson (4 June 1932[5] – 27 May 2017[6]) was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s, and coached in the 1960s and 1970s.

[3] Don Robinson played ats a second-row in all four of Great Britain's 1954 Rugby League World Cup matches, including Great Britain's 16–12 victory over France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup Final at Parc des Princes, Paris on 13 November 1954 and was named man of the match.

[10] Don Robinson was selected for Yorkshire County XIII whilst at Wakefield Trinity during the 1951/52; including against New Zealand, 1954/55 and 1955/56 seasons.

[12] Don Robinson played at second-row and scored a try in Leeds' 9–7 victory over Barrow in the 1956–57 Challenge Cup Final during the 1956–57 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 11 May 1957, in front of a crowd of 76,318,[13] he played the match with the fractured wrist he had sustained in the previous week's 12–22 defeat by Oldham in the Championship semi-final, the initial diagnosis was that he would be unable to play for up to four months, the doctors at the Leeds General Infirmary developed a special cast, and his injury was kept secret.

Don Robinson is the second youngest player (behind Jordan Crowther) to make his début as a forward for Wakefield Trinity, aged 17-years and 9-months, he made his début against Dewsbury in the 1949–50 Challenge Cup replay during the 1949–50 season at Crown Flatt, Dewsbury on Wednesday 1 March 1950, he was transferred from Wakefield Trinity to Leeds in January 1956, with Fred Smith going the other way.