Rob Wainwright was born in Perth in 1965 and was educated at Glenalmond College. He read medicine at Magdalene College, Cambridge on an Army bursary. While at Cambridge he earned full blues in rugby and boxing.

He received his first cap in 1992, as a reserve against Ireland. He could play all back row positions, including flanker and number 8. Wainwright came to prominence in the 1994 Five Nations Championship with a try against England and he also scored a try against France in the final pool match of the 1995 Rugby World Cup. He became Scotland’s first professional Captain following the retirement of Gavin Hastings after the Rugby World Cup in 1995, and led Scotland to a surprise second place behind England in the 1996 Five Nations Championship.

A doctor by profession, he was commissioned into the Royal Army Medical Corps in 1987 and was promoted to Lieutenant in 1990, Captain on the completion of his medical training in 1991 and Major in 1996. He continued to be employed by the Army while also playing semi-professionally. He retired in 1999.

(Source: Wikipedia)