Ross Rennie (born 29 March 1986 in

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) is a former

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player. He first played for

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and then

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as well as representing the Scotland national team. His position of choice is Flanker. He was called up to the

squad for the

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. He was also selected in the

squad for the

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in New Zealand. He started his professional career at

and, after falling out of favour under Head Coach Alan Solomons, was sent out on loan to

for the second half of the 2013–14 season, making the deal permanent before the 2014–15 season after a string of impressive performances in the number seven jersey. On 14 January 2015, Rennie announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect due to a neurological problem.

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1986 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Edinburgh Rugby players Rugby union flankers People educated at Edinburgh Academy Rugby union players from Edinburgh Rugby sevens players at the 2006 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players of Scotland {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub