Rob Cook (rugby union)

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Rob Cook
Personal information
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(s) attended Oakham School
University(s) Worcester University
Club information
Position(s) Full Back
Current club Gloucester Rugby
Senior clubs*
YearsClubApps (points)
2009-2012
2012-		Cornish Pirates
Gloucester Rugby		104 (1029)
58 (164)
* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of 22 March 2014.

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 52 first team appearances at Full Back or Fly-half and scoring 134 points.[5]

On 7 May 2009, Cook signed for RFU Championship side Cornish Pirates.[6] 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.[7] 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.[8]

Initially linked with a move to Sale Sharks,[9] he signed a contract extension with Pirates.[10] He rescinded this deal to play in the Premiership[7] joining Gloucester Rugby in July 2012.[8] On 18 October 2013, Cook signed a two-year contract extension to stay with Gloucester until the end of the 2015-16 season.[11]

He has been known for his unusual stance before attempting a conversion or penalty.[4]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Gloucester Player Biog". Gloucester Rugby. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Gloucester Rugby: Rob Cook's confidence grows ahead of Harlequins test". This is Gloucestershire. 2 November 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "OO Rob Cook- debut for Gloucester Rugby". Oakham School. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Rob Cook - Full Back / Fly Half". Cornish Pirates. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Nuneaton Current Squad". Nuneaton R.F.C. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  6. ↑ "Two More New Faces". Cornish Pirates. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Gloucester sign Cornish Pirates full-back Rob Cook". BBC. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 "Rob Cook joins Gloucester Rugby from Cornish Pirates". Gloucester Rugby. 12 July 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  9. ↑ "Sale rumoured to be targeting the Cornish Pirates goal kicking full back Rob Cook". 16 March 2012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  10. ↑ "Blow for Pirates as points machine Cook joins Premiership club". This is Cornwall. 12 July 1012. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Cook contract extension at Gloucester". BBC Sport. 18 October 2013.

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