About Maurice Colclough
Lived 1953 – 2006 (aged 52). Maurice Colclough was a British rugby union player.
Maurice John Colclough (2 September 1953 – 27 January 2006) was an international rugby union player. He was selected for the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa and the 1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, playing in all four internationals each tour. He was a member of the England team that won the Grand Slam in 1980. At the time he played club rugby for Angoulême; he also played for Wasps RFC and Swansea RFC.
Early life Colclough was born on 2 September 1953 in Oxford.
Later life Colclough retired from rugby in 1986. He died on 27 January 2006 of a brain tumour.
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Who was Maurice Colclough?
English rugby union footballer (1953-2006)
When was Maurice Colclough born?
Maurice Colclough was born on 2 September 1953 in Oxford.
When did Maurice Colclough die?
Maurice Colclough died on 27 January 2006.
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Maurice Colclough was a rugby union player.
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Maurice Colclough was British.
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