Peter Borlase (born 22 May 1985) is a New Zealand

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former player and former head coach of the

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(MLR).

Playing career

Canterbury and Crusaders

Borlase has played 33 times for

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in the ITM Cup. Being behind the Franks brothers,

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and

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, in the pecking order for the Crusaders he only made 2

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appearances.

Pro 12

In June 2010, Borlase joined

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on a 2-year contract. He was signed as a project player, meaning he would make himself available to play for

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once qualified to by 3 years

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. 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

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on loan in February 2012, to gain match time following injuries and to provide cover at prop. He made his debut for Connacht against

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on 2 March 2012. Borlase was recalled from his loan at Connacht and added to Munster's

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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

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and joined Hawke's Bay to compete in the

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Coaching career

In September 2013, Borlase signed on to coach

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, in the Spanish League.Gernika Rugby
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

External links

Crusaders profileMunster profile
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