Marcus Rose

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Marcus Rose
Birth nameWilliam Marcus Henderson Rose
Date of birth (1957-01-12) 12 January 1957 (age 66)
Place of birth Loughborough, Leicestershire, England
School Loughborough Grammar School
University Durham University
Magdalene College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Full back
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1975–1977 Leicester Tigers 19 (184)
1979–1981 Cambridge University ()
1981–1983 Coventry ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1981-87 England 10 (82)

William Marcus Henderson Rose (born 12 January 1957) [1] is a former rugby union international full back who gained ten caps for England between 1981 and 1987.

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Career

Rose made his debut in senior rugby while still at Loughborough Grammar School, his first appearance for Leicester Tigers came on 20 December 1975 against Bristol when he replaced club captain Robin Money who was injured, [2] Rose played 7 times for Leicester in his first season scoring 70 points. [3] He played the first 9 games of the next season before university began, and similarly played the first three games of the 1977/78 season, scoring five tries in what were his final matches for the club. [4]

Rose was selected by Cambridge University for The Varsity Match in 1979, [5] 1980, [6] and 1981. [7]

Rose made his England debut on 7 March 1981 against Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Rose scored a try and a conversion in a 10–6 win, [8] but was unable to take up an offer of a place on England's 1981 England rugby union tour of Argentina as he could not defer his final university exams. [9] Later in March that year Rose joined Coventry, [10] where he stayed until October 1983. [11]

On 4 April 1987 Rose scored 17 points as England beat Scotland to deny them a triple crown in the 1987 Five Nations Championship. [12]

Rose provided colour commentary on the ESPN broadcast of the 1987 Rugby World Cup Final. [13]

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References

  1. ↑ "Marcus Rose ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 181. ISBN   978-0-9930213-0-5.
  3. ↑ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 188. ISBN   978-0-9930213-0-5.
  4. ↑ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 197. ISBN   978-0-9930213-0-5.
  5. ↑ "Varsity pointer for England" . Birmingham Daily Post. 11 December 1979. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "A Thorn to Oxford .. He's Rose of England" . The Daily Mirror. 10 December 1980. p. 31.
  7. ↑ "Rose is the snow king in Artic battle" . The Daily Mirror. 9 December 1981. p. 27.
  8. ↑ "Ireland (6) 6 - 10 (4) England (FT)". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "Rose out of the tour" . The Daily Mirror. 2 April 1981. p. 30. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "England search for a prop" . Newcastle Journal. 27 March 1981. p. 12. Retrieved 30 August 2021. England full-back Marcus Rose who joined Coventry this week makes his debut in the home match against Maesteg.
  11. ↑ "Sports Snaps" . The Daily Mirror. 21 October 1983. p. 30. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "April 4 down the years". ESPN. Retrieved 30 August 2021.
  13. ↑ "1987 Rugby World Cup Final - NZL vs FRA". Archived from the original on 22 December 2021 – via YouTube.


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