Dean Schofield

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Dean Schofield
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Birth nameDean Schofield
Date of birth (1979-01-19) 19 January 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Clayton, Manchester, England
Height6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight20 st 2 lb (128 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Current team Stockport Rugby Club 3XV
Youth career
Aldwinians RUFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001–2002 Wakefield RFC ()
2001–2010 Sale Sharks ()
2010-2012 Toulon ()
2012-2014 Worcester Warriors ()
2014-2015 London Welsh ()
2015- Yorkshire Carnegie ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006 England Saxons
2007 England 2 (0)

Dean Schofield (born 19 January 1979 in Clayton, Manchester, England) is a former professional rugby player who played for London Welsh, among other clubs. He plays lock and is a product of Aldwinians RUFC. He first came to prominence when scoring twice as Aldwinians beat Dudley Kingswinsford in the NPI Cup Final at Twickenham. He also played for Wakefield during their time in National Division One.

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Schofield made his England debut in a defeat to South Africa, during a summer tour prior to the 2007 Rugby World Cup. [1]

He was named in the England squad to participate in the 2009 Churchill Cup, coming off the bench in the Final. [2]

In the 2005–2006 season, Schofield played as a replacement in the final as Sale Sharks won their first ever Premiership title. [3] After having played for Sale Sharks since 2001, Schofield was named their captain for the 2009-10 Guinness Premiership season. [4] However, that season being the last in his contract, he chose to leave Sale at the end of the season. On 1 February 2010, he announced that he had signed a two-year deal with Top 14 club Toulon, effective from the 2010–11 Top 14 season. [5]

In April 2012, it was announced that Schofield will be joining Worcester Warriors at the start of the 2012–13 season. He was the club captain of Worcester Warriors. On 27 June 2014, Schofield signed for London Welsh who returned to the Aviva Premiership for the 12–15 season. [6]

For 2014/15 season, Schofield signed for Yorkshire Carnegie in the Greene King IPA Championship.

Personal life

Schofield lives with his partner Gemma and her son. Gemma is a successful property developer from Cheshire and runs her own company, GB Homes.

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References

  1. ↑ "South Africa 58–10 England". BBC. 26 May 2007. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  2. ↑ "Ireland A 49–22 England Saxons". BBC. 21 June 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  3. ↑ "Sale 45-20 Leicester". BBC. 27 May 2006. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ↑ "Schofield appointed Sale skipper". BBC. 1 May 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2009.
  5. ↑ "Schofield signs Toulon contract". BBC Sport. 1 February 2010. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
  6. ↑ "London Welsh sign former England lock Dean Schofield". Sky Sports. 27 June 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014.
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