Rob Dewey
Encyclopedia
Rob Dewey is a Scottish
rugby union
player who was born on the 16th of October 1983 and currently plays for the Glasgow Warriors
. Despite having only come onto the professional rugby scene in the 2005–2006 season, a lethal combination of pace and power gave him a name amongst the Scottish rugby community.
Dewey, a former pupil of Madras College
, St Andrews
, first made his name in the amateur game in Scotland. He was the Scottish Premiership Division One joint top try scorer for the 2004–2005 season while playing for Heriot's with 16 tries, and made 4 appearances (including 2 starts) for Edinburgh Rugby. This form earned him a professional contract with Edinburgh who signed him ahead of the 2005–2006 season.
He scored 8 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. The injuries also prevented him from making his international debut.
Dewey made his debut for Scotland on 11 November 2006, scoring a try in the 48–6 victory over .
Scotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who was born on the 16th of October 1983 and currently plays for the Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors
The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to...
. Despite having only come onto the professional rugby scene in the 2005–2006 season, a lethal combination of pace and power gave him a name amongst the Scottish rugby community.
Dewey, a former pupil of Madras College
Madras College
Madras College is a secondary school in St. Andrews, Fife in Scotland.-History:Madras College, founded in 1832, takes its name from the system of education devised by the school's founder, the Rev Dr Andrew Bell....
, St Andrews
St Andrews
St Andrews is a university town and former royal burgh on the east coast of Fife in Scotland. The town is named after Saint Andrew the Apostle.St Andrews has a population of 16,680, making this the fifth largest settlement in Fife....
, first made his name in the amateur game in Scotland. He was the Scottish Premiership Division One joint top try scorer for the 2004–2005 season while playing for Heriot's with 16 tries, and made 4 appearances (including 2 starts) for Edinburgh Rugby. This form earned him a professional contract with Edinburgh who signed him ahead of the 2005–2006 season.
He scored 8 tries in just 11 games in his first year of regular professional rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. Unfortunately he suffered two dislocated shoulders in the same season, and so was unable to build on this tally. The injuries also prevented him from making his international debut.
Dewey made his debut for Scotland on 11 November 2006, scoring a try in the 48–6 victory over .
External links
- Ulster profile
- http://www.scottishrugby.org/sru/index.cfm?0C2EA9C5-07C3-7191-B5FC-
- scrum.com profile