Jamie Dobie (born 7 June 2001) is a Scottish professional

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player who plays as a scrum-half or winger for

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club

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and the Scotland national team.

Early life

Dobie started his rugby career playing minis for

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. Dobie played for his school team

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before signing for

. He won the Scottish Schools Cup Final at

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with his school team in December 2018, beating St Aloysius College in the final. Dobie secured a Stage 1 place in the Scottish Rugby Academy in the 2017–18 season. The following year he remained in the Academy at Stage 2. Dobie then bypassed the expected progression route; which was a Stage 3 professional contract with the Scottish Rugby Academy for the 2019–20 season. A Stage 3 contract would have given the player a placement with a professional club; with a chance to earn a professional club contract on good performances. Dobie won the award of most 'Exciting Prospect' at the 2018 Offside Line End of Year awards. He was courted by a number of English Premiership clubs.

Club career

On 30 April 2019 it was announced that Dobie had signed a professional deal with

. He is the first player that the Warriors have signed directly from school; and the first player from the Scottish Rugby Academy to sign a professional contract with a professional club direct from Stage 2 – without needing to move to the Stage 3 placement. Head Coach

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stated: "It’s uncommon for a player to be signed straight from school, but Jamie is one of the most exciting young talents in the country and we believe he’s ready to thrive in a professional environment." Dobie signed a two-year deal that would keep him at Scotstoun until 2021. Dobie re-signed with Glasgow to stay for 2+ years in 2021. Dobie made his debut for

against

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on 7 September 2019 at the

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. He followed that up with another appearance against Ulster on 14 September 2019 at Scotstoun Stadium. Dobie made his first

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appearance against the

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in South Africa on 27 September 2019.

International career

Dobie has been capped at Scotland U16s and Scotland U18s. Dobie received his first call up to the senior

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squad in February 2021 for the

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. Dobie made his

debut against

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on 30 October 2021. Scotland won the match 60 - 14.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dobie, Jamie 2001 births Living people People educated at Merchiston Castle School Glasgow Warriors players Highland RFC players Rugby union players from Inverness Rugby union scrum-halves Scotland international rugby union players Bay of Plenty rugby union players 21st-century Scottish sportsmen