Neil Cochrane
Neil Cochrane playing for Bedford Blues against London Welsh
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| Full name | Neil Cochrane | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 4 January 1984 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Boroughmuir High School | ||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Reading | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Hooker | ||
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2005–2008 2008–2011 2011–2013 2013–2014 2014– |
Rotherham Titans Doncaster Knights Bedford Blues London Wasps Edinburgh Rugby |
83 75 50 8 53 |
(70) (60) (70) (10) (15) |
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Correct as of July 2017
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Neil Cochrane (born 4 January 1984 in Edinburgh) is a Scottish rugby union player who currently plays for Edinburgh and is the former captain of the Scotland under 21's. Neil is known as hard-hitting forward with plenty of pace and power
When he was fifteen he took up rugby at Boroughmuir High School after his friends convinced him to play in their team. Cochrane initially played rugby union at centre before moving to flanker. Whilst playing for Boroughmuir he was spotted by the Under 16s State School Scotland Rugby Union Team, which led to an academy place with Edinburgh Rugby. In 2003 Cochrane was called up to the Scotland Under-21s, captaining the team between 2004 and 2005.
In 2005 he was offered his first professional contract by RFU Championship side the Rotherham Titans. During his three years at Rotherham, Cochrane made 83 appearances at flanker scoring 70 points and was voted player of the year in his final season for them.
In 2008 Cochrane signed a full-time contract with the Doncaster Knights where once again supporters voted him Player of the Year in 2010. During his three years at the Knights, Cochrane made 75 appearances scoring 60 points.
Bedford Blues moved in to sign Cochrane from Doncaster Knights at the beginning of the 2011–12 RFU Championship where he changed from the position of flanker to hooker. Bedford Director of Rugby Mike Rayer said "We are delighted that he has agreed to join us next season, you only need to have seen Doncaster in action this season to realise how important a player Neil has been to the Knights."
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