Peter Rowe (rugby)
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| Full name | Peter H. Rowe | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | first ¼ 1947 (age 76–77) Swansea, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing, Centre, Stand-off, Second-row, Loose forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter H. Rowe (birth registered first ¼ 1947[2]) is a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union for Swansea RFC, and representative level rugby league for Wales, and at club level for Wigan, Blackpool Borough, Huddersfield and the Cardiff City Blue Dragons, as a wing, centre, stand-off, second-row, or loose forward.[1][3]
Background
[edit]Peter Rowe's birth was registered in Swansea, Wales.
Playing career
[edit]Wigan
[edit]Rowe joined Wigan from rugby union club Swansea RFC in October 1966.[4]
Peter Rowe played left wing in Wigan's 7-4 victory over St. Helens in the 1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1968–69 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 17 December 1968,[5] and played left-centre in the 6-11 defeat by Leigh in the 1969 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1969–70 season at Central Park, Wigan on Tuesday 16 December 1969.
International honours
[edit]Peter Rowe won 6-caps for Wales (RU) at Youth level while at Swansea 1963…1965, captaining the 1965/6 Wales Youth team, won caps for Wales (RL) while at Wigan, Blackpool Borough, and Huddersfield 1969…1979 7-caps + 3-caps (interchange/substitute), including while at Blackpool Borough in the 1975 Rugby League World Cup against Australia, England, and Australia.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2017.
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Wigan sign Rowe". The Guardian. London. 13 October 1966. p. 4. ProQuest 185241982.
- ^ "1968-1968 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
- Match programme – Wales vs New Zealand (2 November 1975)
- Peter H Rowe, 2011
External links
[edit]- Statistics at wigan.rlfans.com
- Team – Past Players – R at swansearfc.co.uk
- Profile at swansearfc.co.uk
e.g. (5/8) indicates the number of games played in the 1975 World Cup. | |
- 1947 births
- Living people
- Blackpool Borough players
- Cardiff City Blue Dragons players
- Footballers who switched code
- Huddersfield Giants players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league players from Swansea
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby union players from Swansea
- Swansea RFC players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- Wigan Warriors players