Bryce Rope

Douglas Bryce Rope (11 February 1923 – 2 March 2013) was the coach of the New Zealand rugby union team from 1983 to 1984.

Bryce Rope

Birth name	Douglas Bryce Rope
Date of birth	(1923-02-11)11 February 1923
Date of death	2 March 2013(2013-03-02) (aged 90)
School	Auckland Grammar School
University	Auckland University College
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose forward Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1947–1952 Auckland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1948–1953 New Zealand Universities Coaching career Years Team 1965–1973 New Zealand Universities 1979–1981 New Zealand Colts 1982 New Zealand Juniors 1983–1984 New Zealand 1983–1987 New Zealand 7s

Biography

Rope was born in 1923 and attended Auckland Grammar School.^[1]

During World War II, Rope trained in Canada and then was a flight instructor with No. 20 OTU. He saw active service, flying fighter bombers in operations over Europe.^[1]

Rope played rugby for Auckland and New Zealand Universities in the 1940s and 1950s, as a loose forward.^[2] He was All Blacks coach from 1983 to 1984,^[2] coaching the team to nine wins in 12 test matches.