Roland Clive Ashby (24 January 1937 – 21 May 2015) was an English international rugby union player.
| Full name | Roland Clive Ashby | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 24 January 1937 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Lorenzo Marques, Portuguese Mozambique | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 21 May 2015 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | England | ||||||||||||||||
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Ashby was born to South African parents in Lorenzo Marques, Mozambique. He moved to England with his family in 1951 and finished his secondary education at Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe.[1]
A Wasps scrum-half, Ashby won his first England call up after their 1966 Five Nations opener against Wales, selected to replace Jeremy Spencer who had underperformed. He played back to back matches against Ireland and France. His third and final cap came the following year in England's loss to Australia at Twickenham and he crossed for a consolation try late in the second-half.[2] He also represented Barbarians, East Midlands and Buckinghamshire.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Granting Citizenship". The Sunday Telegraph. 16 September 2012.
- ^ "Australia worthy winners". Huddersfield Daily Examiner. 7 January 1967.
- ^ "Clive Ashby retires". The Guardian Journal. 14 November 1967.
External links
edit- Clive Ashby at ESPNscrum