Peter Rothwell (rugby union)
| Full name | Peter Ratcliffe Rothwell | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 July 1929 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Melbourne, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 September 2013 (aged 84) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Sydney, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Peter Ratcliffe Rothwell (7 July 1929 — 12 September 2013) was an Australian rugby union international.[1]
Educated at North Sydney Technical High School, Rothwell was a Northern Suburbs fullback, capped four times for the Wallabies. He made his way into the national team in 1951, for a home series against the All Blacks, having impressed with his accurate goal-kicking for New South Wales.[2][3] After playing all three Tests in the series, Rothwell made only one further Wallabies appearance, in a win over Fiji at the Sydney Cricket Ground in 1952.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Fullback Is Out Of Test". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 August 1952.
- ^ "N.S.W.'s Easy Win Over QLD. Side". The Daily Telegraph. 10 June 1951. p. 21 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ a b "Peter Ratcliffe Rothwell". classicwallabies.com.au.
External links
[edit]- Peter Rothwell at ESPNscrum