Peter Rossborough (born 30 June 1948) is a former a rugby union international who represented
England
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from 1971 to 1975.
He played club rugby for
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club based in Coventry, England. The club enjoyed great success during the 1960s and 70s, with many players representing their countries. Coventry's home ground is the Butts Park Arena, ...
during the 1970s.
Personal life
A native of
Coventry
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, Rossborough attended
King Henry VIII School and played rugby for his school.
He studied at
Durham University
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, where he played for the
university rugby team, graduating in 1971.
Rossborough was for many years a teacher by profession, teaching English and French at Woodlands Comprehensive School, and reached the position of headmaster at Ashlawn School.
Rugby union career
Rossborough made his international debut aged 22 on 16 January 1971 at
Cardiff Arms Park
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in the
Wales
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vs
England
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match.
Of the 7 matches he played for his national side he was on the winning side on 2 occasions.
He played his final match for England on 1 February 1975 at
Twickenham
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in the
England
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vs
France
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match.
As a
Rugby sevens player, Peter had much success. He was a member of the England team that won the
1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament, the first sevens tournament with national representative sides, and he went on to manage the England squad that won the inaugural
World Cup Sevens held in 1993.
Rossborough was also a member of the
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a professional rugby union club based in Coventry, England. The club enjoyed great success during the 1960s and 70s, with many players representing their countries. Coventry's home ground is the Butts Park Arena, ...
team which won the
John Player Cup
The Anglo-Welsh Cup (), was a cross-border rugby union knock-out cup competition that featured the 12 Premiership Rugby clubs and the four Welsh regions. It was a created as a replacement for the RFU Knockout Cup, which featured only English club ...
in both 1973 and 1974.
References
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1948 births
Living people
English rugby union players
England international rugby union players
English rugby union coaches
Rugby union fullbacks
People educated at King Henry VIII School, Coventry
Rugby union players from Coventry
England international rugby sevens players
Durham University RFC players
Alumni of the College of the Venerable Bede, Durham