Retirement
After retirement from football Rodrigues became the landlord of the King Rufus pub in Eling. In 1987, Peter moved back to Wales to take over another pub and set up a soccer school in Denbigh.
He later returned to Southampton to manage the Conservative Club where he stayed for 8 years until the death of his wife, Lin. In 2002, Peter moved to Alicante in Spain for a few years, but after re-marrying (to Kate) he has now settled back in Southampton where he now works as a driver.
In October 2004, Peter’s eldest daughter placed his FA Cup winner’s medal up for auction without his knowledge. The medal sold for £10,200 and was initially said to have been purchased by a mystery bidder, but it was subsequently announced that the medal had been purchased by Southampton Football Club.
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