Peter Foster (rugby league)

For other people of the same name, see Peter Foster.
Peter Foster
Personal information
Full name Peter Foster
Playing information
Position Loose forward/Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1955–≥55 Leigh
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1955 Great Britain 3 0 0 0 0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Peter Foster is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1950s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh, as a Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13, during the era of contested scrums.

Playing career

International honours

Peter Foster won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1955 against New Zealand (3 matches).[1]

Peter Foster also represented Great Britain while at Leigh between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[2]

County Cup final appearances

Peter Foster played Loose forward/Lock in Leigh's 6-14 defeat by Wigan in the 1951 Lancashire Cup final during the 1951–52 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 27 October 1951.[3]

References

  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  2. Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
  3. "1951-1952 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

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