Scott Bemand

{{Short description|English rugby union player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}}

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

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| birth_name = Scott Bemand

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1978|9|21}}

| birth_place = Hereford, England

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| height = 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)

| weight = 13 st 10 lbs (87 kg)

| school = Bishop of Hereford's Bluecoat School

| university = Harper Adams University College

| ru_currentteam = Dorchester

| position = Scrum-half

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| youthclubs1 = Luctonians

| years1 = 1998–2001

| years2 = 2001–2004

| years3 = 2004–2007

| years4 = 2008–2010

| clubs1 = Moseley

| clubs2 = NEC Harlequins

| clubs3 = Leicester

| clubs4 = Bath

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| apps4 = 40

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| coachyears1 =2023–

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Scott Bemand (born 21 September 1978 in Hereford) is a retired English rugby union player and current rugby coach. He formerly played for Harlequins, Leicester Tigers and Bath.

He was a member of the senior England squad that toured Australia in 2006.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4770099.stm|title=England recall for veteran Catt |date=15 May 2006|publisher=BBC Sport|access-date=20 March 2016}}

Bemand played for three seasons at Leicester Tigers 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 Bath Rugby from the 2008/9 season.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/bath/7292459.stm|title=Bath swoop for Tigers scrum-half|publisher=BBC Sport|date=12 March 2008|access-date=2008-03-12}}

Further injury forced his retirement at the end of the 2009–10 season.{{cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/club/7714010/Bath-and-Harlequins-player-exodus.html|title=Bath and Harlequins set for major player overhaul|date=12 May 2010|work=The Telegraph|access-date=12 May 2010}}

Bemand coached at Dorchester RFC within the senior squad on a weekly basis until 21 May 2015 when he was announced as the new England Women's team attack coach.{{cite web|last1=BBC Sport|title=Scott Bemand appointed England women's rugby coach|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/rugby-union/32831684}} He completed his last game with the team in front of over 58000 people as England won another 6 Nations grand slam on 29 April 2023.

On 27 July 2023, the Irish Rugby Football Union (IRFU) announced the appointment of Bemand as head coach of their women's team on a 3-year contract.https://www.irishrugby.ie/2023/07/27/scott-bemand-appointed-ireland-womens-team-head-coach/