10 Facts About Graham Rowntree

1.

Graham Christopher Rowntree was born on 18 April 1971 and is an English rugby union former player and current head coach of Irish club Munster.

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Graham Rowntree played loosehead prop for Leicester Tigers and England.

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3.

Graham Rowntree was capped 54 times for England, despite having to compete for his position with one of the world's most capped forwards, Jason Leonard.

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4.

Graham Rowntree was educated at John Cleveland College, Hinckley, Leicestershire, which has produced other rugby union players.

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5.

At Leicester Graham Rowntree enjoyed great domestic success, and started both the 2001 and 2002 Heineken Cup finals.

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6.

Graham Rowntree made the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa, playing 6 games and the 1999 Rugby World Cup.

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7.

Graham Rowntree was prominent throughout the pre-2003 Rugby World Cup years.

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8.

Clive Woodward admitted that leaving Graham Rowntree behind was one of the hardest decisions he had to make in his time as England head coach.

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9.

Graham Rowntree returned to the England side in the 2004 Six Nations and was the first-choice loosehead prop for the 2004 Autumn Internationals.

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10.

Graham Rowntree joined the Georgian national team in 2018, but left after the 2019 Rugby World Cup to join Irish province Munster as their new forwards coach.

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