Jonathon Peter Andrew Dunbar (born 4 April 1980 in
Wegberg
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Geography
Wegberg is situated between Mönchengladbach in the northeast and Erkelenz in the southeast; the town of Rheindahlen is to ...
,
Germany
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) is a former
rugby union
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international for Scotland. His usual position was at flanker.
Rugby Union career
Dunbar was educated at
Abingdon School where he was captain of the first XV and gained colours. In 1998 he was called up to the
England Under 18 squad. He moved on to
Durham University to read for a degree in European Studies and French at
Queen's Campus Stockton, graduating in 2001.
He played for Grove RFC in the junior leagues in Oxfordshire before moving to play professionally for
Newcastle Falcons
Newcastle Falcons is a rugby union team that play in Premiership Rugby, England's highest division of rugby union.
The club was established in 1877 as the Gosforth Football Club. Around 1882 the club merged with the Northumberland Football Cl ...
RFC and then
Leeds Carnegie
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Current
* Leeds Carnegie Handball Club
Changed name
* Leeds Carnegie ...
. While at University he played for the England under-21 XV against Wales and France in the 2001 Six Nations Championship.
In April 2004 he played for Newcastle Falcons when they won the
2003–04 Powergen Cup
The 2003–04 Powergen Cup was the 33rd edition of England's rugby union club competition. Newcastle Falcons won the competition defeating Sale Sharks in the final. The event was sponsored by Powergen and the final was held at Twickenham Stadium ...
defeating
Sale Sharks 37-33. He joined Leeds Tykes from Newcastle and the following season was once again on the winning side when Leeds defeated
Bath Rugby 20-12 in the
2004–05 Powergen Cup final.
In between the two finals he won two caps for Scotland in February 2005 in the
2005 Six Nations Championship
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Wales ...
, both as a replacement against France and Italy respectively.
After his spell at Leeds he moved to
Gran Parma
Amatori Parma Rugby is a historical Italian rugby union team founded in 1971.
History
From Amatori to Gran Ducato
Gran Parma Rugby was founded in 1999 following the merger of ''Amatori Parma Rugby'' and ''Rugby Noceto''.
From 1999 to 2002 they ...
in Italy for the 2009/10 season.
Honours
*
Powergen Cup/Anglo-Welsh Cup titles: 2 (2004 & 2005)
* Two Scottish international caps
See also
*
List of Scotland national rugby union players
*
List of Old Abingdonians
References
External links
Leeds profile
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British rugby union players
Leeds Tykes players
1980 births
Living people
Scotland international rugby union players
People educated at Abingdon School
Alumni of Durham University
Durham University RFC players
Rugby union flankers
Newcastle Falcons players