Peter Borlase
| Born | 22 May 1985 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18.6 st; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Borlase (born 22 May 1985) is a New Zealand rugby union former player and former head coach of the Colorado Raptors in Major League Rugby (MLR).
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Canterbury and Crusaders
[edit | edit source]Borlase has played 33 times for Canterbury in the ITM Cup. Being behind the Franks brothers, Ben and Owen, in the pecking order for the Crusaders he only made 2 Super Rugby appearances.
Pro 12
[edit | edit source]In June 2010, Borlase joined Munster on a 2-year contract.[1] He was signed as a project player, meaning he would make himself available to play for Ireland once qualified to by 3 years residency. He made his Munster début on 16 November 2010 against a touring Australia side and made 7 appearances in the 2010/11 season.
Borlase joined Irish province Connacht on loan in February 2012, to gain match time following injuries and to provide cover at prop.[2] He made his debut for Connacht against Scarlets on 2 March 2012.[3]
Borlase was recalled from his loan at Connacht and added to Munster's 2011–12 Heineken Cup squad in March 2012.[4][5] His contract was not extended by Munster and he left once his two-year contract expired.
Hawke's Bay
[edit | edit source]After leaving Munster, Borlase returned to New Zealand and joined Hawke's Bay to compete in the ITM Cup.[6]
Coaching career
[edit | edit source]In September 2013, Borlase signed on to coach Gernika RT, in the Spanish League.[7]
Borlase was the head coach of the Denver Barbarians RFC, and an assistant coach with the Denver Stampede. In June 2019 he became Head Coach of the Glendale Raptors.[citation needed]
References
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- ^ Gernika Rugby
External links
[edit | edit source]- New Zealand rugby union coaches
- New Zealand rugby union players
- 1985 births
- Living people
- Rugby union players from Christchurch
- Canterbury rugby union players
- Crusaders (rugby union) players
- Munster Rugby players
- Connacht Rugby players
- Hawke's Bay rugby union players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby union players in Ireland
- Rugby union props