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In 2014, he was appointed as captain of the [[North Harbour Rays]] for the teams' opening game in the inaugural season of Australia's [[National Rugby Championship]].<ref name = rays-2014/> |
In 2014, he was appointed as captain of the [[North Harbour Rays]] for the teams' opening game in the inaugural season of Australia's [[National Rugby Championship]].<ref name = rays-2014/> |
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Though being born in Australia, thus being eligible to play for the [[Australia national rugby union team|Wallabies]], Peterson is eligible to play for the [[United States national rugby union team|United States]] by virtue of his American Grandfather.<ref>phttp://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2014/09/waratah-greg-peterson-emerges-as.html Waratah Greg Peterson Emerges As Another U.S.-Eligible]</ref> On 23 October 2014, Greg was named in the Eagles 35-man roster for their [[2014 end-of-year rugby union internationals|2014 End-of-year tests]] against [[New Zealand national rugby union team|New Zealand]], [[Romania national rugby union team|Romania]], [[Tonga national rugby union team|Tonga]] and [[Fiji national rugby union team|Fiji]].<ref>[http://usarugby.org/mens-eagles-news/item/eagles-selected-for-november-tour Eagles selected for November Tour]</ref> |
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== Reference List == |
== Reference List == |
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Revision as of 13:16, 24 October 2014
| Birth name | Gregory Peterson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 26 March 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.04 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Greg Peterson (born 26 March 1991 in Sydney, Australia) is a rugby union footballer. His regular playing position is lock. He was named in the Waratahs squad ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season [1] and is currently waiting to make his franchise debut.
Peterson represented Australia under 20 in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[2]
In 2014, he was appointed as captain of the North Harbour Rays for the teams' opening game in the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship.[3]
Though being born in Australia, thus being eligible to play for the Wallabies, Peterson is eligible to play for the United States by virtue of his American Grandfather.[4] On 23 October 2014, Greg was named in the Eagles 35-man roster for their 2014 End-of-year tests against New Zealand, Romania, Tonga and Fiji.[5]
Reference List
- ^ http://www.superxv.com/news/super15_rugby_news.asp?id=32416
- ^ http://www.aru.rugby.com.au/news/under_20s/2011/2011_squad_announcement,146788.html/news/archive/section/86169
- ^ "Peterson locked in to lead Rays" (Press release). Rays Rugby. 20 August 2014. Archived from the original on 20 August 2014. Retrieved 20 August 2014.
{{cite press release}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ phttp://www.thisisamericanrugby.com/2014/09/waratah-greg-peterson-emerges-as.html Waratah Greg Peterson Emerges As Another U.S.-Eligible]
- ^ Eagles selected for November Tour