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After retiring from coaching, Thorburn appeared weekly on
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After retiring as a player, Thorburn became coach of the
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835:"North Harbour Rugby Mourns The Loss of Peter Thorburn"
575:"Former All Blacks selector Peter Thorburn passes away"
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Zealand expatriate rugby league players in England
245:(19 March 1939 – 26 January 2021) was a New Zealand
1080:"Rawiri Taonui: Time to tackle rugby's dirty secret"
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888:"Thorburn will help Eagles soar"
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951:"Rugby World Cup preview: USA"
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273:and guiding the side to the
979:. BBC Sport. 14 August 2007
837:. North Harbour Rugby Union
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786:"Bristol face demise"
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