Derrick Lee (born 1 October 1973) is a retired Scottish

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

player who played for

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, London Scottish and

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. He was noted for his line breaking ability and reliability under the high ball. An instinctive understanding of timing and angles resulted in him being at one point the top try-scorer of all time in the

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although that record has since been broken. International Rugby: He made his international debut against Ireland at

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on 7 February 1998. He earned 12 caps in total scoring 34 points with 1 try, 4 conversions and 7 penalties. He won his final cap also against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 27 March 2004. He would have possibly won more caps had it not been for a run of injuries. He announced his retirement from professional rugby in April 2005 due to persistent knee problems.

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