Rob Buchanan

{{Short description|English rugby player (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2016}}

{{Use British English|date=September 2016}}

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| birth_place = Hong Kong

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| position = Hooker

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Rob Buchanan (born 13 May 1991) is an English former rugby union footballer who played

for Harlequins in the Gallagher Premiership. He played as a Hooker.{{cite web |url = http://www.quins.co.uk/team/players/rob-buchanan|title = Harlequins Senior Squad - Rob Buchanan|work = web page|publisher = Harlequins F.C.|accessdate = 18 June 2015}} He was a replacement for Harlequins in their 2011–12 Premiership final victory over Leicester Tigers.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/18154802|title=Harlequins 30-23 Leicester|publisher=BBC Sport|date=26 May 2012 |accessdate=2 March 2016}}

Buchanan was selected for the England squad to face the Barbarians in the summer of 2014.{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/27467022|title=Mike Brown: Harlequins full-back one of 21 added by England|publisher=BBC Sport|date=19 May 2014 |accessdate=1 March 2016}}

In May 2017 he was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by Eddie Jones.{{cite web

|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/39917336

|title=England rugby: Willi Heinz and Jason Woodward selected for training camp

|publisher=BBC

|date=14 May 2017 |accessdate=22 May 2017}}

In June 2020 Buchanan announced his retirement from rugby to pursue other business interests.{{Cite news|date=2020-06-16|title=Rob Buchanan: Harlequins hooker retires from rugby union aged 29|language=en-gb|work=BBC Sport|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-union/53057656|access-date=2020-06-16}}