Chris Dean (born 15 March 1994) is a retired Scottish rugby union player who formerly played for

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in the

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Background

Dean lifted the

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Scottish Schools' Cup for

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in three consecutive seasons: in 2009 (under-15) and as under-18 captain in 2010 and 2011. He has represented Scotland at every age-grade, and skippered Scotland under-17 through the Wellington Festival in 2011, before his development was fast-tracked on a Scotland 7s elite development player contract in May 2012. In June 2014, after two years contracted with the 7s, Chris moved on to a first team contract with Edinburgh Rugby, signed as a centre. On 16 January 2019

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named seven uncapped players, for his

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Six Nations squad. Dean was among those selected however injury in a League in fixture in South Africa ultimately compromised his opportunity to play in that tournament having been a 24th man earlier in the series . In July 2024, it was announced that Dean had been released from his playing contract "by mutual agreement", allowing him to "explore opportunities both in and outwith rugby" Dean subsequently applied to and was ultimately successful in joining a Major Corporate’s Eliite Athlete ( And Military Veteran) Talent Transition programme .

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* http://www.edinburghrugby.org/edinburgh-rugby/player/chris-dean {{DEFAULTSORT:Dean, Chris 1994 births Living people Scottish rugby union players People educated at Edinburgh Academy Edinburgh Rugby players Scotland international rugby sevens players Male rugby sevens players Rugby union centres