Peter Rossborough
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Peter Rossborough is a former a rugby union international who represented England
from 1971 to 1975. He played club rugby for Coventry R.F.C.
during the 1970s.
in the Wales
vs England
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 Feb 1, 1975 at Twickenham
in the England
vs France
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.
team which won the John Player Cup in both 1973 and 1974.
had only just been opened under this name and Rossborough took over as headmaster not long after. When he started the school had a bad reputation and many parents were reluctant to send their kids there. Over time, Peter managed to turn the school around, so that today, it is one of the leading schools in the country. Having spent around 24 years as headmaster, Peter decided to step down in 2008 and handed the leadeship baton over to the current head, Mrs Lois Reed. Peter became a popular figure head while at Ashlawn and was loved by many of the staff and students.
He now spends time helping the school behind the scenes in his spare time. After he retired from teaching, Peter went on to become the President of Coventry RFC.
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
from 1971 to 1975. He played club rugby for Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Coventry, England. The club enjoyed national success during the 1960s and the 1970s, with many of its players playing for their countries....
during the 1970s.
Rugby union career
Rossborough made his international debut (aged 22) on Jan 16, 1971 at Cardiff Arms ParkCardiff Arms Park
Cardiff Arms Park , also known as The Arms Park, is primarily known as a rugby union stadium, but it also has a bowling green, and is situated in the centre of Cardiff, Wales. The Arms Park was host to the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in 1958, and hosted four games in the 1991 Rugby World...
in the Wales
Wales national rugby union team
The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international rugby union tournaments. They compete annually in the Six Nations Championship with England, France, Ireland, Italy and Scotland. Wales have won the Six Nations and its predecessors 24 times outright, second only to England with...
vs England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
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 Feb 1, 1975 at Twickenham
Twickenham Stadium
Twickenham Stadium is a stadium located in Twickenham, in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It is the largest rugby union stadium in the United Kingdom and has recently been enlarged to seat 82,000...
in the England
England national rugby union team
The England national rugby union team represents England in rugby union. They compete in the annual Six Nations Championship with France, Ireland, Scotland, Italy, and Wales. They have won this championship on 26 occasions, 12 times winning the Grand Slam, making them the most successful team in...
vs France
France national rugby union team
The France national rugby union team represents France in rugby union. They compete annually against England, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales in the Six Nations Championship. They have won the championship outright sixteen times, shared it a further eight times, and have completed nine grand slams...
match.
As a Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens
Rugby sevens, also known as seven-a-side or VIIs, is a variant of rugby union in which teams are made up of seven players, instead of the usual 15, with shorter matches. Rugby sevens is administered by the International Rugby Board , the body responsible for rugby union worldwide...
player, Peter had much success. He was a member of the England team that won the 1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament
1973 International Seven-A-Side Tournament
The 1973 International Seven-A-Side tournament was the first Rugby Sevens tournament to feature national representative teams, predating the first official Rugby World Cup Sevens by twenty years. Held in Scotland as part of the Scottish Rugby Union's centenary celebrations, the tournament featured...
, the first sevens tournament with national representative sides, and he went on to manage the England squad that won the inaugural World Cup Sevens
1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens
The inaugural 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April 1993. The International Rugby Board invited the established rugby union nations but also were keen to involve emerging nations in the event, recognising the fact that Sevens was providing the bridge...
held in 1993.
Rossborough was also a member of the Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry R.F.C.
Coventry Rugby Football Club is a rugby union club based in the city of Coventry, England. The club enjoyed national success during the 1960s and the 1970s, with many of its players playing for their countries....
team which won the John Player Cup in both 1973 and 1974.
After Rugby
After his career in full time Rugby, Peter went into teaching. His most notable teaching post was at a school in the very town where Rugby was invented. Ashlawn SchoolAshlawn School
Ashlawn School is a secondary school on Ashlawn Road, Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It also includes a grammar stream within it. Around 1,750 pupils attend the school educated by 90 full time teaching staff...
had only just been opened under this name and Rossborough took over as headmaster not long after. When he started the school had a bad reputation and many parents were reluctant to send their kids there. Over time, Peter managed to turn the school around, so that today, it is one of the leading schools in the country. Having spent around 24 years as headmaster, Peter decided to step down in 2008 and handed the leadeship baton over to the current head, Mrs Lois Reed. Peter became a popular figure head while at Ashlawn and was loved by many of the staff and students.
He now spends time helping the school behind the scenes in his spare time. After he retired from teaching, Peter went on to become the President of Coventry RFC.