Ian Rawcliffe
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Ian Rawcliffe | |
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| Born | 19 December 1948 Burnley, England |
| Occupation | Business consultant |
| Known for | President of the German Rugby Federation (1996–2004 & 2013–2015) |
Ian Rawcliffe is a former president of the German Rugby Federation. He held this position from 1996 to 2004 and, again, from 2013 to 2015.[1][2]
Rawcliffe was born on 19 December 1948 in Burnley, England, and came to Germany with the British Army in the 1970s.[3][4] Since 1975 he has lived in Rödermark, near Frankfurt and is a member of BSC Offenbach, a club he also coached in the 1980s.[5][6]
Rawcliffe first held the position of president of the German Rugby Federation from 1996 to 2004, when he stepped down for personal reasons and was succeeded by Bernd Leifheit.[7] He became president for a second time in 2013, succeeding Ralph Götz and stepped down in July 2015 and was replaced by Klaus Blank.[8]