Rob Dewey
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Rob Dewey (born 19 October 1983) is a Scottish former rugby union player and played for the Glasgow Warriors. Despite having only come onto the professional rugby scene in the 2005–06 season, a lethal combination of pace and power gave him a name amongst the Scottish rugby community.
Club career
Dewey first made his name in the amateur game in Scotland. He was the Scottish Premiership Division One joint top try scorer for the 2004–05 season while playing for Heriot's with 16 tries,Script error: No such module "Unsubst". and made four appearances (including two starts) for Edinburgh Rugby.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". This form earned him a professional contract with Edinburgh who signed him ahead of the 2005–06 season.[1]
He scored eight tries in just 11 games in his first year of regular professional rugby union.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". Unfortunately, he suffered two dislocated shoulders in the same season, and so was unable to build on this tally.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
In 2007, Dewey joined rival Celtic League side, Ulster,[2][3] making his debut against Leinster in October 2007.[4] After two years with the Irish provincial side, he returned to his home country and signed with Glasgow Warriors in March 2009.[5]
International career
Dewey made his debut for Scotland on 11 November 2006, scoring a try in the 48–6 victory over Template:Nrut.
In 2009, Dewey was included in Scotland's squad for the World Cup Sevens.[6]
Personal life
Template:BLP unreferenced section Dewey is a former pupil of Madras College, St Andrews.[7]
Dewey retired from professional rugby at the end of the 2011–12 season after leaving Glasgow Warriors. He now breeds rare sheep at his family farm near St. Andrews. Rob married Rachael Pengelly on 28 July 2018.
References
External links
- Profile - Rob Dewey Ulster Rugby (Archived)
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- Living people
- Scottish rugby union players
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- Rugby union players from Wiltshire
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- Glasgow Warriors players
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