Peter Schofield (rugby league)
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| Born | 29 September 1953 Young, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Wing, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Schofield is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played for the North Sydney Bears and Penrith Panthers, as a fullback, wing or centre.
Background
[edit]Schofield was raised in the New South Wales town of Young and was recruited to North Sydney via Dapto.[2]
Playing career
[edit]A utility back, Schofield played two seasons of first-grade at North Sydney. In 1978 he featured in a variety of positions and was the club's first choice goal-kicker, amassing 127 points for the season. He was a member of the North Sydney side which won the 1978 Challenge Cup, a post season competition.[3] The following season he was replaced as goal-kicker by new recruit Rod Henniker and spent the entire season as a fullback. He was one of North Sydney's captains in 1979.[4]
In the 1980 NSWRFL season he was picked up by Penrith, where he played as a centre and winger in what was his only year at the club.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
- ^ "North Defeats Cronulla 13-10". The Canberra Times. 27 February 1978. p. 15. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Challenge Cup". The Canberra Times. 17 September 1978. p. 19. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Provan Sour at Sharks". The Canberra Times. 10 June 1979. p. 21. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Panthers look to youth". The Canberra Times. 2 March 1980. p. 26. Retrieved 17 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- Peter Schofield at Rugby League project