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Former England winger Jason Robinson. (AFP)
Former England winger Jason Robinson. (AFP)

London - Former England star Jason Robinson revealed on Monday that he considered killing himself during a troubled period of his career.

Speaking in an ITV documentary about his life, which will be broadcast on Tuesday, the 40-year-old former dual-code international said it had been his heavy drinking during his early days at rugby league club Wigan that sent him into a prolonged decline.

Robinson, who scored for England in their 2003 Rugby World Cup final victory against Australia, said: "I got into a situation where I was drinking sometimes six nights a week.

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