Peter Swanson (rugby)
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| Full name | Peter Steven Swanson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 December 1946 East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 26 October 2003 (aged 56) Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 8 lb (86 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Steven Swanson (26 December 1946 – 26 October 2003) was a rugby union and rugby league footballer who represented South Africa in rugby union.[1][2]
Playing career
[edit]Rugby union
[edit]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.[3]
Rugby league
[edit]In 1972 Swanson signed a contract to play rugby league with Penrith in Sydney, Australia.[4] He played for Penrith for two seasons, 1973 and 1974.
See also
[edit]- List of South Africa national rugby union players – Springbok no. 452
- List of Penrith Panthers players
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2004). The South African Rugby Annual 2004. Cape Town: SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd & MWP Media Sport. p. 447. ISBN 0958440484.
- ^ Colquhoun, Andy (2001). South African Rugby Annual 2001. Cape Town: MWP Media. p. 411. ISBN 0958423180.
- ^ "Penrith signs Springbok". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 19 September 1972. p. 64. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
Categories:
- 1946 births
- 2003 deaths
- Golden Lions players
- Penrith Panthers players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league players from Eastern Cape
- Rugby union centres
- Rugby union players from East London, South Africa
- South Africa international rugby union players
- South African rugby league players
- South African rugby union players