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- Born:
- July 31, 1862, Eng.
- Died:
- Aug. 30, 1898, Eng. (aged 36)
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Alan Rotherham
English rugby player
Alan Rotherham (born July 31, 1862, Eng.—died Aug. 30, 1898, Eng.) was an English rugby player who was a member of the Oxford University team during their golden age, between 1882 and 1884, and who helped to revolutionize the half-back play. He was educated at Balliol College, Oxford, and became a barrister. He won 12 caps for England and played for Coventry and Richmond as well as for Oxford. In the 1882 university match, Rotherham bounced the ball into play instead of waiting for a line-out and scored the winning try (touchdown).
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