Peter Borlase

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New Zealand rugby union player and coach

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Field	Value
name	Peter Borlase
birth_date
birth_place	Christchurch, New Zealand
height
weight	118 kg
ru_position	Prop
super1	Crusaders
superyears1	2009–2010
superapps1	2
superpoints1	0
province1	Canterbury
province2	Munster
province3	→ Connacht
province4	Hawke's Bay
provinceyears1	2007–2010
provinceyears2	2010–2012
provinceyears3	2012
provinceyears4	2012–2013
provinceapps1	33
provinceapps2	7
provinceapps3	1
provinceapps4	7
provincepoints1	5
provincepoints2	0
provincepoints3	0
provincepoints4	0
ru_provinceupdate	4 June 2013
coachteams1	Colorado Raptors
coachyears1	2019–2020
ru_coachupdate	18 May 2021
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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

Canterbury and Crusaders

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

In June 2010, Borlase joined Munster on a 2-year contract. 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. He made his debut for Connacht against Scarlets on 2 March 2012.

Borlase was recalled from his loan at Connacht and added to Munster's 2011–12 Heineken Cup squad in March 2012. His contract was not extended by Munster and he left once his two-year contract expired.

Hawke's Bay

After leaving Munster, Borlase returned to New Zealand and joined Hawke's Bay to compete in the ITM Cup.

Coaching career

In September 2013, Borlase signed on to coach Gernika RT, in the Spanish League.

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.

References

(10 June 2010). "Munster Sign Peter Borlase". munsterrugby.ie.
(15 February 2012). "Borlase On Loan To Connacht". munsterrugby.ie.
(2 March 2012). "RaboDirect Pro12: Scarlets 38-10 Connacht". BBC Sport.
(23 March 2012). "Wallace, Borlase & O'Dea Added To HC Squad". munsterrugby.ie.
(7 May 2012). "Persistence pays off for Munster's gentle giant". irishexaminer.com.
"Rebuilt Magpies look ahead - Rugby Union - Sportal New Zealand".
[https://web.archive.org/web/20140729122711/http://www.gernikarugby.com/peter-borlase-nuevo-entrenador-del-bizkaia-gernika-rugby-taldea/ Gernika Rugby]

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