David Malcolm Rollitt was an

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rugby union international and teacher, who won eleven caps between 1967 and 1975. He played in the position of No 8. He was educated at Barnsley Grammar school and attended Bristol University, where he studied physics. He then trained as a teacher at The Loughborough Colleges. He played club rugby for

Wakefield RFC Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901 and folded in 2004 as a result of poor finances, with a trading loss of £105,000 for the season and unsecured creditors' loans of approximately £640,000. The club's final season w ...

and

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. During his international career, he played eleven times for

making his debut in February 1967 against Ireland. His last appearance came in May 1975 whilst England were touring, against Australia. He scored one try for England. He played 16 times in his career for the

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. Whilst at The Loughborough Colleges, he was picked for the Barbarians against Bradford in October 1965 scoring two tries. He later taught mathematics at

St Paul's School, London (''By Faith and By Learning'') , established = , closed = , type = Independent school Public school , religion = Church of England , president = , h ...

, where he also coached rugby part-time. He died in December 2022.

References

* Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901-2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001. {{DEFAULTSORT:Rollitt, Dave 1943 births Living people English rugby union players England international rugby union players Wakefield RFC players Bristol Bears players Barbarian F.C. players Rugby union players from Barnsley Loughborough Students RUFC players Gloucestershire County RFU players People educated at Holgate School, Barnsley Rugby union number eights