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Derrick Lee
Birth name	Derrick James Lee
Date of birth	1 October 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Ayr, Scotland
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	81 kg (12 st 11 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Fullback
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
	Ayr RFC
	Watsonians
Senior career
Years	Team
1998-1999	London Scottish
2000-2005	Edinburgh Rugby
International career
Years	Team
1998–2004	Scotland

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Derrick Lee (born 1 October 1973)^[1] is a retired Scottish rugby union player who played for Watsonians, London Scottish and Edinburgh Rugby. He was noted for his line breaking ability and reliability under the high ball. An instinctive understanding of timing and angles resulted in him being at one point the top try-scorer of all time in the Celtic League although that record has since been broken.

International Rugby:

He made his international debut against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 7 February 1998. He earned 12 caps^[2] in total scoring 34 points with 1 try, 4 conversions and 7 penalties. He won his final cap also against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 27 March 2004. He would have possibly won more caps had it not been for a run of injuries.

He announced his retirement from professional rugby in April 2005 due to persistent knee problems.^[2]

References

^ "OFFICIAL - DESSIE RETIRES FROM THE PRO GAME". www.edinburghgunners.org.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Edinburgh full-back Lee retires". BBC News. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

[1] "OFFICIAL - DESSIE RETIRES FROM THE PRO GAME". www.edinburghgunners.org.uk. Retrieved 17 January 2022.

[bbc20050407-2] "Edinburgh full-back Lee retires". BBC News. 7 April 2005. Retrieved 23 December 2012.

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-'''Derrick Lee''' is a retired [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[rugby union]] player who was born on the 1st of October 1973 and played for [[Heriots FP]], [[London Scottish]] and [[Edinburgh Rugby]]. Despite his diminutive size he was noted for his line breaking ability and reliabity under the high ball. An instinctive understanding of timing and angles resulted in him being at one point the top try-scorer of all time in the [[Celtic League]] although that record has now since been broken record since broken.
+'''Derrick Lee''' (born 1 October 1973)<ref>{{cite web |title=OFFICIAL - DESSIE RETIRES FROM THE PRO GAME |url=http://www.edinburghgunners.org.uk/articles/273 |website=www.edinburghgunners.org.uk |access-date=17 January 2022}}</ref> is a retired [[Scotland|Scottish]] [[rugby union]] player who played for [[Watsonians]], [[London Scottish F.C.|London Scottish]] and [[Edinburgh Rugby]]. He was noted for his line breaking ability and reliability under the high ball. An instinctive understanding of timing and angles resulted in him being at one point the top try-scorer of all time in the [[Pro14|Celtic League]] although that record has since been broken.
+'''International Rugby:'''
-He took his international debut against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on February 7th 1998. He earnt 12 caps in total scoring 34 points with 1 try, 4 convertions and 7 penalties. He won his final cap also against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on March 27th 2004. He would have possibly won more caps had it not been for a horrendous run of injuries as well as stiff competition for places most predominantly from [[Chris Paterson]]
+He made his international debut against Ireland at [[Lansdowne Road]] on 7 February 1998. He earned 12 caps<ref name=bbc20050407>{{cite news |title=Edinburgh full-back Lee retires |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/scottish/4421397.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=7 April 2005 |accessdate=23 December 2012 }}</ref> in total scoring 34 points with 1 try, 4 conversions and 7 penalties. He won his final cap also against Ireland at Lansdowne Road on 27 March 2004. He would have possibly won more caps had it not been for a run of injuries.
-He announced his retirement from professional rugby in April of 2005 due to persistent knee problems.
+He announced his retirement from professional rugby in April 2005 due to persistent knee problems.<ref name=bbc20050407/>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Derrick}}
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+[[Category:Living people]]
+[[Category:Scottish rugby union players]]
+[[Category:Watsonians RFC players]]
+[[Category:Ayr RFC players]]
+[[Category:London Scottish F.C. players]]
+[[Category:Edinburgh Rugby players]]
+[[Category:Scotland international rugby union players]]
+[[Category:Rugby union fullbacks]]
+[[Category:Rugby union players from Ayr]]