Editing Tim Rodber (section)

==Background==
Rodber excelled at rugby from an early age, representing his school as well as local sides [[Petersfield R.F.C.]] and Oxford Old Boys RFC (see [[Oxford Harlequins RFC]]).

He attended [[Churcher's College]] and studied biology at Oxford Polytechnic (now [[Oxford Brookes University]]) on Army scholarships.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rugby Union: Double life of an officer and a hard man|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-double-life-of-an-officer-and-a-hard-man-five-nations-championship-lt-rodber-may-soon-have-to-choose-between-his-army-career-and-international-rugby-steve-bale-reports-1395106.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-double-life-of-an-officer-and-a-hard-man-five-nations-championship-lt-rodber-may-soon-have-to-choose-between-his-army-career-and-international-rugby-steve-bale-reports-1395106.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The Independent]]|date=19 February 1994}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Rodber was a [[Captain (British Army and Royal Marines)|captain]] in the [[Green Howards]] [[infantry]] regiment of the [[British Army]] and remained so even after rugby turned professional.<ref>{{cite news|title=Rugby Union: You and whose army? Rodber's|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-you-and-whose-army-rodbers-1191184.html |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220507/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-union-you-and-whose-army-rodbers-1191184.html |archive-date=7 May 2022 |url-access=subscription |url-status=live|work=[[The Independent]]|date=13 December 1998}}{{cbignore}}</ref> He resigned in 2001 after retiring from the sport.<ref name="standard"/>