David Rose (rugby)

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David Rose

Personal information
Full name	David M. Rose
Born	(1931-02-20) 20 February 1931 Jedburgh, Scotland
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 19??–53 Jed-Forest RFC Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1951–53 Scotland 7
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1953 Huddersfield 1953–?? Leeds Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1954 Great Britain 4 4 0 0 12
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

David M. Rose is a Scottish rugby union and professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s playing representative level rugby union for Scotland, and at club level for Jed-Forest RFC, as a Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and playing representative level rugby league for Great Britain, and at club level for Huddersfield, and Leeds, as a Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

Rugby union

Rose won caps for Scotland national rugby union team while at Jed-Forest RFC in 1951-53 7-caps

Rugby league

Rose won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Leeds in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand, and France. He played Right-Wing, i.e. number 2 in all four of Great Britain's 1954 Rugby League World Cup matches, including Great Britain’s 16-12 victory over France in the 1954 Rugby League World Cup final at Parc des Princes, Paris on 13 November 1954. Rose's rugby career was curtailed by a broken leg suffered after moving to Leeds.

External links

• Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• International Statistics at scrum.com