Peter Swanson (rugby player)
Peter Steven Swanson (26 December 1946 – November 2003) was a rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented South Africa in rugby union.[1]
Birth name | Peter Steven Swanson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 December 1946 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | November 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 86 kg (190 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St. Henry's Marist Brothers' College, Durban | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Rugby union
Swanson played provincial rugby in South Africa for Transvaal and in 1971 he was selected for the Springboks to tour Australia. He did not play in any test matches for the Springboks and played in four tour matches scoring one try and one conversion.[2]
Rugby league
In 1972 Swanson signed a contract to play rugby league with Penrith in Sydney, Australia.[3] He played for Penrith for two seasons, 1973 and 1974.
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See also
- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 452
- List of Penrith Panthers players
References
- Greyvenstein, Chris (1992). Springbok saga : from 1891 to the new beginning (4th ed.). Cape Town: Don Nelson. p. 336. ISBN 1-86806-095-0. OCLC 105375255.CS1 maint: date and year (link)
- Colquhoun, Andy (2001). South African Rugby Annual 2001. Cape Town: MWP Media. p. 411. ISBN 0958423180.
- "Penrith signs Springbok". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 1972-09-19. p. 64. Retrieved 2020-06-26.
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