Rob Cook (rugby union)
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1984 | ||||||
| Place of birth | Lincoln, England | ||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||
| Weight | 89 kg (14 st 0 lb) | ||||||
| School | Oakham School | ||||||
| University | Worcester University | ||||||
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| Position | Full Back | ||||||
| Current club | Gloucester Rugby | ||||||
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| * Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only and correct as of 22 March 2014. |
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Rob Cook (born 7 July 1984 in Lincoln) is an English professional rugby union player who plays for Premiership side Gloucester as a fullback.[1]
Early life
Rob Cook was born on 7 July 1984 in Lincoln, England.[1] He attended Oakham School for two years in their 6th Form.[2] In this time, he captained the rugby, cricket and football 1st Teams. He won the Daily Mail Cup at Twickenham in 2002, scoring his first try in the process.[3] He attended Worcester University where he read Sports Studies and played for the rugby team.[4] He gained Representative Honours with England Universities, Midlands U18s and England Counties.[5]
Club career
Cook joined Nuneaton R.F.C. in 2007. He remained with them for two seasons (2007/8 and 2008/9), making 51 first team appearances at Full Back or Fly-half and scoring 140 points.[5][6] While at the Nuns he helped them to gain promotion to National Division Two when the club won the National Division Three North league title in 2008-09 as well as gaining selection for the England Counties XV due to his good form.[7][8][9]
On 7 May 2009, Cook signed for RFU Championship side Cornish Pirates.[10] Initially on the wing, he quickly moved to fly-half, before switching to full back where he remained for the rest of his Pirates tenure.[4] He was a prolific points scorer. In each of his three seasons with the Club (2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12), he was their highest scoring player, accumulating over 1,000 points.[11] In 2011/12 he was named in the Championship "Dream Team" as he racked up a thousand points for the Pirates and over one hundred first team appearances.[12]
Initially linked with a move to Sale Sharks,[13] he signed a contract extension with Pirates.[14] He rescinded this deal to play in the Premiership[11] joining Gloucester Rugby in July 2012.[12] On 18 October 2013, Cook signed a two-year contract extension to stay with Gloucester until the end of the 2015-16 season.[15]
He has been known for his unusual stance before attempting a conversion or penalty.[4]
Honours
Nuneaton
- National Division Three North champions: 2008-09
Cornish Pirates
- RFU Championship runners up (2 times): 2010–11, 2011–12
County/Representative
- Selected for Midlands Under 18's
- Selected for England Universities
- Selected for England Counties XV: 2009[9]
References
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