Peter Glover (rugby union)

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| full_name = Peter Bernard Glover

| birth_date = {{birth date|1945|09|25|df=y}}

| birth_place = York, Yorkshire, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2024|03|12|1945|09|25|df=y}}

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| position = Wing

| repyears1 = 1967–71

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| repcaps1 = 3

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Peter Bernard Glover (25 September 1945 – 12 March 2024) was an English rugby union international.

Biography

Born in York, Glover was a winger who gained three England caps between 1967 and 1971. He made his international debut against the touring Australians at Twickenham in 1967, at the time playing his rugby union for the Royal Air Force and Yorkshire.{{cite news |title=Peter Glover turns down league offer |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/881762724 |work=The Guardian Journal |date=12 January 1967}} Following a stint with Bedford, he became based at RAF Lyneham and while with Bath made two further England appearances in 1971.{{cite news |title=Glover Move |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/876196372 |work=Evening Post |date=21 August 1971}} He played for Harrogate from 1972 to 1974.{{cite web |title=Past International Players |url=https://www.harrogaterugby.com/a/history-7630.html?page=3 |website=www.harrogaterugby.com}} Glover died on 12 March 2024, at the age of 78.{{cite web |title=Peter Glover 1945–2024 |url=https://www.englandrugby.com/news/article/peter-glover-1945-2024 |website=England Rugby |access-date=19 March 2024}}

See also

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