David Roughley
| Full name | David F.K. Roughley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 February 1946 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Warrington, Lancashire, England | ||||||||||||||||
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David Roughley (born 10 February 1946) is an English former rugby union international.
Roughley was born in Warrington and is the younger brother of George Roughley, a rugby league player for Wigan.[1]
A centre, Roughley played for Warrington, Liverpool and Lancashire. He was on the England team for the 1971 tour of the Far East, but the flight aggravated a thigh injury he was carrying and left him on the sidelines for a year. In 1973, he gained the first of his three England caps, against Australia at Twickenham.[2] He earned further caps in the 1974 Five Nations. His association with Warrington continued after his playing career, as a coach and administrator.[3] He was one of the first to beat the all blacks(New Zealands rugby team)
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References[edit]
- ^ "Flight nearly ended his career". Manchester Evening News. 12 October 1972.
- ^ "England Bring In Smith To Make It A 15-Man Game". The Daily Telegraph. 6 November 1973.
- ^ "Dave Roughley takes over president's role". Warrington Guardian. 9 May 2002.