Background
Rob Cook was born on 7 July 1984 in Lincoln, England.
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He attended Oakham School for two years in their 6th Form. He attended Worcester University where he read Sports Studies and played for the rugby team
Career
In this time, he captained the rugby, cricket and football 1st Teams. He gained Representative with England Universities, Midlands U18s and England Counties. Cook joined R.F.C. in 2007.
He remained with them for two seasons (2007/8 and 2008/9), making 51 first team appearances at Full Back or Fly-half and scoring 140 points.
On 7 May 2009, Cook signed for RFU Championship side. Initially on the wing, he quickly moved to fly-half, before switching to full back where he remained for the rest of his Pirates tenure.
He was a prolific points scorer. In each of his three seasons with the Club (2009/10, 2010/11 and 2011/12), he was their highest scoring player, accumulating over 1,000 points.
In 2011/12 he was named in the Championship "Dream Team" as he racked up a thousand points for the Pirates and over one hundred first team appearances.
Initially linked with a move to Sale Sharks, he signed a contract extension with Pirates. He rescinded this deal to play in the Premiership joining Gloucester Rugby in July 2012. On 18 October 2013, Cook signed a two-year contract extension to stay with Gloucester until the end of the 2015-2016 season.
He has been known for his unusual stance before attempting a conversion or penalty.
