William Marcus Henderson Rose (born 12 January 1957)[1] is a former rugby union international full back who gained ten caps for England between 1981 and 1987.
Career
Rose made his debut in senior rugby while still at Loughborough Grammar School, his first appearance for Leicester Tigers came on 20 December 1975 against Bristol when he replaced club captain Robin Money who was injured,[2] Rose played 7 times for Leicester in his first season scoring 70 points.[3] He played the first 9 games of the next season before university began, and similarly played the first three games of the 1977/78 season, scoring five tries in what were his final matches for the club.[4]
Rose made his England debut on 7 March 1981 against Ireland at Lansdowne Road, Rose scored a try and a conversion in a 10–6 win,[8] but was unable to take up an offer of a place on England's 1981 England rugby union tour of Argentina as he could not defer his final university exams.[9] Later in March that year Rose joined Coventry,[10] where he stayed until October 1983.[11]
^"England search for a prop". Newcastle Journal. 27 March 1981. p. 12. Retrieved 30 August 2021. England full-back Marcus Rose who joined Coventry this week makes his debut in the home match against Maesteg.
^"Sports Snaps". The Daily Mirror. 21 October 1983. p. 30. Retrieved 30 August 2021.