Dave Lewis (born 29 April 1989 in

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) is an

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footballer, currently playing in the Gallagher Premiership for Harlequins. He plays as a scrum half.

Personal life

He was educated at St Michael's Tawstock,

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and finally at

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. Lewis grew up in Barnstaple and played for Barnstaple at youth level.

Club career

Lewis was a product of the academy system at

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when they were playing in the

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, Lewis joined Gloucester in 2007. Lewis' first appearance for

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was in the 07/08 season at home to

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when he came on for 7 minutes. His breakthrough season was the 08/09 season. He made 11 appearances and just as he was starting to establish himself in the starting line up he suffered an injury (broken leg) at home to

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in January. He returned to the Gloucester side for the final game of the season at

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before joining up with the England under 20s for the Under 20s World Cup in Japan. From then he has been a prominent player for Gloucester but has had to battle with Rory Lawson for the scrum-half berth at Kingsholm. It was announced on 14 February 2013 that Lewis would be rejoining Exeter Chiefs from the 2013-14 season. On 8 January 2015, Lewis signed a two-year contract extension with Exeter until the end of the 2016-17 season. On 6 February 2017, Lewis signed for Premiership rivals Harlequins from the 2017-18 season.

International career

On 25 January 2014, Lewis made his international debut for

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, as a replacement, losing to

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at 8-14.

References

External links

Gloucester Rugby profileExeter Chiefs profile
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