Robert Russell (born 1 May 1976) is an Australian-born professional rugby union player who played hooker for London Irish and formerly with Saracens.
He played for Edinburgh Reivers until 1999, then joined English Premiership Rugby team Saracens F.C.
[2] He made his debut for Scotland national rugby union team against Romania in Glasgow on 28 August 1999.
[4] He scored two tries after coming off the bench in a 100–8 victory over Japan at McDiarmid Park in Perth in November 2004.
[5] In 2007, he retired from playing rugby, due to a persistent neck injury.