| Birth name | Maurice John Colclough | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 September 1953 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Oxford, Oxfordshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 27 January 2006 (aged 52) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Duke of York's Royal Military School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Liverpool | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Maurice John Colclough (2 September 1953 – 27 January 2006)[1] was an England international rugby union player. He was selected for the 1980 British Lions tour to South Africa and the 1983 British Lions tour to New Zealand, playing in all four internationals each tour. He was a member of the England team that won the Grand Slam in 1980. At the time he played club rugby for Angoulême; he also played for Wasps RFC and Swansea RFC.