Alex Grove (born 30 November 1987) is a former

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player. He plays as a

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. Grove previously played for Scotland at under-18, under-19, and under-20 level. He was also part of Scotland A's victorious

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team in 2009, he received his first call-up to the full Scotland squad for the November internationals. An injury to Ben Cairns ensured that he started the first two games, which were wins over

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and

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. He attended

Arnold Lodge School Arnold Lodge School is a co-educational independent school in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, England, founded in 1864. The school has around 300 day pupils, ranging from Reception aged four, to Sixth Form pupils aged eighteen. The school is ba ...

and

Rugby School Rugby School is a Public school (United Kingdom), private boarding school for pupils aged 13–18, located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire in England. Founded in 1567 as a free grammar school for local boys, it is one of the oldest independ ...

and was vice captain of the Rugby first XV. His grandfather is

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-born Ron Wylie, the former

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and

Birmingham City Birmingham City Football Club is a professional football club based in Birmingham, England. Formed in 1875 as Small Heath Alliance, it was renamed Small Heath in 1888, Birmingham in 1905, and Birmingham City in 1943. The team compete in the ...

footballer who also managed

West Bromwich Albion West Bromwich Albion Football Club (), commonly known as West Brom or The Albion, is a professional association football club based in West Bromwich, West Midlands, England. They compete in the EFL Championship, the second level of the Englis ...

, through which Alex qualifies for Scotland. He signed for Edinburgh on a six-month loan from Worcester for first half of the 2010–11 season in a view to increase his chances of World Cup selection while Worcester were playing in the

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following relegation the previous season. Grove returned to Sixways at the start of 2011 and, after clocking up his 50th appearance for Warriors, helped the club achieve its promotion aspirations back to the Aviva Premiership. Grove once again cemented his place in the Warriors team the following season and made the joint second-most appearances alongside Andy Goode with 26. He finished the season with three tries, including a crucial one in the 19–9 home victory over Newcastle Falcons, who were eventually relegated and securing the

Worcester Warriors Worcester Warriors are a professional rugby union club based in Worcester, England. They most recently played in Premiership Rugby, the top division of English rugby union, before being suspended by the Rugby Football Union, RFU in September 2 ...

participation in the

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for the 2012–13 season. On 11 July 2016, it was announced at Moseley Rugby FC's Club Forum that Alex had signed from Worcester for the 2016/2017 season, and the news was announced on Moseley's Official Twitter account shortly afterwards. He is now a Rugby Coach at

Solihull School Solihull School is a coeducational private day school in Solihull, West Midlands, England. Founded in 1560, it is the oldest school in the town and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. History In 1560 the revenu ...

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Worcester Warriors profile

Scotland profile

{{DEFAULTSORT:Grove, Alex 1987 births Living people Worcester Warriors players Edinburgh Rugby players English people of Scottish descent Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players Rugby union centres Birmingham & Solihull R.F.C. players Birmingham Moseley Rugby players People educated at Arnold Lodge School Scotland A international rugby union players