Josh Peters

Joshua Christopher J. Peters is a Spanish international rugby union player playing for Blackheath in National League 1, England's third tier. He has previously played for Coventry and Cambridge R.U.F.C. and was part of Northampton Saints academy.[1]

Josh Peters
Birth nameJoshua Christopher J. Peters
Date of birth (1995-10-12) 12 October 1995
Place of birthSidcup, England
Height2.01 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight108 kg (17 st 0 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock
Youth career
–2015 Marbella RFC
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2015–2018 Northampton Saints 0 (0)
2016–2017 → Coventry (loan) 7 (10)
2017–2018 → Cambridge (loan) 13 (0)
2018– Blackheath 20 (5)
Correct as of 7 April 2019
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013 England U18s 14 (0)
2018– Spain 5 (0)
Correct as of 7 April 2019

Born in Sidcup Peters moved to Spain aged 2,[1] and began his rugby career in Spain playing for Marbella RFC before returning to the UK to join Oundle School.[2]

Playing for both Spain Under-17s and Under-18s as well as England Under-17s and Under-18s, Peters featured in the Saints Junior Academy before signing a professional contract to become a part of their Senior Academy set-up.[3]

Peters was selected in the England U17s squad for the 2012/13 season and then featured for the England U18s in 2013 making his debut against Scotland.[4][5][6]

Most recently, Peters signed a dual-registers contract with Coventry R.F.C. for the 2016/17 season.[7]

Peters made his Spain debut on 3 March 2018 against Georgia in Tbilisi.[8]

References
  1. "Joshua Peters, el gigante bailarín" (in Spanish). Revista H. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
  2. Verdier, Nick (August 29, 2013). "Young Gun: Josh Peters – Northampton lock". The Rugby Paper.
  3. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2017-07-06. Retrieved 2017-06-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com.
  5. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com.
  6. "RFU". www.englandrugby.com.
  7. Wilkinson, John; Smith, Paul (January 5, 2017). "Cov's Boris Stankovich becomes Leicester's Cockerill stand-in". coventrytelegraph.
  8. "Josh Peters ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
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