Rob Dewey (born 19 October 1983) is a Scottish former rugby union player and played for the

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. 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

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joint top try scorer for the 2004–05 season while playing for Heriot's with 16 tries, and made four appearances (including two starts) for

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. This form earned him a professional contract with Edinburgh who signed him ahead of the 2005–06 season. He scored eight tries in just 11 games in his first year of regular professional rugby union. Unfortunately, he suffered two dislocated shoulders in the same season, and so was unable to build on this tally. In 2007, Dewey joined rival

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side,

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, making his debut against

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in October 2007. After two years with the Irish provincial side, he returned to his home country and signed with

in March 2009.

International career

Dewey made his debut for Scotland on 11 November 2006, scoring a try in the 48–6 victory over . In 2009, Dewey was included in Scotland's squad for the World Cup Sevens.

Personal life

Dewey is a former pupil of

Madras College Madras College, often referred to as Madras, is a Scottish comprehensive secondary school located in St Andrews, Fife. It educates over 1,400 pupils aged between 11 and 18 and was founded in 1833 by the Rev. Dr Andrew Bell. History Madras Col ...

St Andrews St Andrews ( la, S. Andrea(s); sco, Saunt Aundraes; gd, Cill Rìmhinn) is a town on the east coast of Fife in Scotland, southeast of Dundee and northeast of Edinburgh. St Andrews had a recorded population of 16,800 , making it Fife's four ...

. Dewey retired from professional rugby at the end of the 2011–12 season after leaving

. 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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