Peter Thorburn

Peter Thorburn

MNZM

Thorburn in 2013
Birth name	Peter Robert Tyler Thorburn[1]
Date of birth	(1939-03-19)19 March 1939
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Date of death	26 January 2021(2021-01-26) (aged 81)
Place of death	Takapuna, New Zealand
Rugby union career
Position(s) No. 8 Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1965–1970 Auckland[2] 40 () Coaching career Years Team 1985–1991, 1997 North Harbour 1988–1990, 1993 New Zealand sevens 2001–2003 Bristol Rugby 2006–2007 United States[2]

Peter Robert Tyler Thorburn MNZM (19 March 1939 – 26 January 2021) was a New Zealand rugby union player and coach. He played his entire career as a number eight for Auckland from 1965 to 1970. He became a coach after his playing career ended, coaching domestically at first for North Harbour and the New Zealand national rugby sevens team. He later coached in England with Bristol Rugby from 2001 to 2003, before becoming interim head coach of the United States national rugby union team and guiding the side to the 2007 Rugby World Cup. He was also a selector for the All Blacks.