Rob Wainwright
Rob Wainwright was born in Perth, Scotland, United Kingdom on March 22nd, 1965 and is the Rugby Player. At the age of 59, Rob Wainwright biography, profession, age, height, weight, eye color, hair color, build, measurements, education, career, dating/affair, family, news updates, and networth are available.
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Robert Iain Wainwright, born in Perth, Scotland, captained 37 times for Scotland (Captain 16 times) and twice for the British and Irish Lions.
He was a flanker.
Early life
Wainwright was born in Perth, Scotland, and was the only son of five children. He was educated at Glenalmond College, where his father Jim was a long-serving geography teacher and former Warden (Headmaster), and then read medicine at Magdalene College, Cambridge on an Army bursary. He had full blues in rugby and boxing while at Cambridge.
Personal life
In 1992, Wainwright married Romayne. Douglas, Natasha, Alexander, Cameron have four children.
Wainwright, who had left rugby, wanted to return to a career in medicine. In 1999, he and his family migrated to Coll in the Inner Hebrides, taking responsibility of a farm.
Rugby career
Wainwright was to start his career against Ireland in 1992 as a reserve. He could play in all back row positions, including flanker and number 8. Wainwright played for England in the 1994 Five Nations Championship for a second time and then scored a goal against France in the final pool match of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Following Gavin Hastings' retirement after the Rugby World Cup in 1995, he became Scotland's first professional Captain, leading Scotland to a surprising second place behind England in the 1996 Five Nations Championship.
Richard Bath wrote of him that his
Gregor Townsend took over the role of national captain when Wainwright was wounded in 1996.
In January 1997, Wainwright was back to captain the team.
Army career
Wainwright, a doctor by training, was recruited into the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1987 and promoted to Lieutenant in 1990, after completing his medical training in 1991 and 1996. He continued to be employed by the Army while still playing semi-professionally. Wainright had hoped that he would be sent to Bosnia with NATO peacekeeping troops as the 1997 Five Nations Championship began, but this did not happen. He retired in 1999 after completing a career in technology.