Scott Bemand (born 21 September 1978 in

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) is a retired

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player. He formerly played for Harlequins,

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and

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. He was a member of the senior England squad that toured

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in 2006. Bemand played for three seasons at

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

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from the 2008/9 season. Further injury forced his retirement at the end of the 2009–10 season. Bemand is currently a coach at Dorchester RFC coaching all 3 teams within the senior squad on a weekly basis. On 21 May 2015 he was announced as the new England Women's team lead coach

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Leicester Tigers profile

NEC Harlequins profile
English rugby union players 1978 births Living people Leicester Tigers players Alumni of Harper Adams University Rugby union players from Hereford Rugby union scrum-halves {{england-rugbyunion-bio-stub