Rob Burgess

Head of Rugby

Rob joined James Grant in August 2010 and has an exceptional network of rugby club and industry contacts across the game.

Rob graduated from Bristol University in 1999 and worked in a number of jobs in the sports industry, including with the successful London 2012 Olympic bid team.

Rob’s first job in rugby was in 2005 when he was appointed Rugby Manager at Gloucester Rugby Club. Rob was responsible for all off-field team management, and during his time at Gloucester the club won the European Challenge Cup (2006) as well as reaching the Premiership final in 2007, the Premiership semi-finals in 2008, as well the Heineken Cup quarter-final in 2008.

In 2008, Rob joined the RFU when he was appointed England Team Operations Manager by Martin Johnson. Rob oversaw the logistics for the England team through the 2008 Autumn series, the 2009 Six Nations Championship and the summer Tour to Argentina. Rob was also responsible for maintaining and developing the relationship between the RFU and English clubs over player release and the Elite Player Squad agreement.

In August 2009, Rob returned to Gloucester in the newly-created role of Head of Rugby Operations. Rob managed all off-field aspects of Gloucester’s playing department, including specific responsibility for player recruitment, agent liaison and salary cap management.

Rob is an RFU-licensed agent: RFURA/10/078.