Scott Bemand

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Scott Bemand
Birth nameScott Bemand
Date of birth (1978-09-21) 21 September 1978 (age 46)
Place of birth Hereford, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight13 st 10 lb (87 kg)
School Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School
University Harper Adams University College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Dorchester
Youth career
Luctonians
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2001 Moseley ()
2001–2004 NEC Harlequins ()
2004–2007 Leicester 53 (25)
2008–2010 Bath 40 (0)

Scott Bemand (born 21 September 1978 in Hereford) is a retired English rugby union player and current rugby coach. He formerly played for Harlequins, Leicester Tigers and Bath.

He was a member of the senior England squad that toured Australia in 2006. [1]

Bemand played for three seasons at Leicester Tigers before injury forced him out of the team at the end of the 2006–7 season. After a year blighted by injury, he signed to play for Bath Rugby from the 2008/9 season. [2]

Further injury forced his retirement at the end of the 2009–10 season. [3]

Bemand coached at Dorchester RFC within the senior squad on a weekly basis until 21 May 2015 when he was announced as the new England Women's team attack coach. [4] He completed his last game with the team in front of over 58000 people as England won another 6 Nations grand slam on April 29, 2023.

On 27 July 2023, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced the appointment of Bemand as head coach of their women's team on a 3 year contract. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "England recall for veteran Catt". BBC Sport. BBC. 15 May 2006. Retrieved 20 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bath swoop for Tigers scrum-half". BBC Sport. 12 March 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2008.
  3. ↑ "Bath and Harlequins set for major player overhaul". The Telegraph. 12 May 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2010.
  4. ↑ BBC Sport. "Scott Bemand appointed England women's rugby coach".
  5. ↑ https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/07/27/scott-bemand-appointed-ireland-womens-team-head-coach/


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