William Robert "Robin" Archer (19 September 1930 – 9 March 2018) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach.
A first five-eighth, Archer represented Otago and Southland at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks.
He went on to study at the University of Otago in 1949 took a break back in Gore in 1950 during which he played for the Pioneer Senior team.
[3] Returning permanently to Gore in 1956 he resume playing for Pioneer, which he continued up until the end of the 1966 season.
He toured Australia in 1957 and while captain (for the game against New England at Gunnedah) he did not make the test side.