Peter Gill (rugby league)

Peter Gill
Personal information
Full name Peter Timothy Gill
Born (1964-12-14) 14 December 1964
Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Position Lock/Loose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–91 St. George Dragons 71 11 0 0 44
1992–95 Gold Coast 67 9 0 0 36
1995–99 London Broncos 115 25 0 0 100
Total 253 45 0 0 180
Source: [1][2]

Peter Gill (born 14 December 1964 in Queensland) is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1980s and 1990s.

Career

Peter Gill's position of choice was as a Loose forward/Lock and he could also operate at Stand-off/Five-eighth.

Gill played for BRL club Brothers, NSWRL sides St. George Dragons for four seasons between 1988-1991 and the Gold Coast Chargers. In the European Super League he played for London Broncos between 1995 and 1999, and appeared in the 1999 Challenge Cup final defeat against Leeds Rhinos.

Accolades

He was awarded the player of the series in the 1988 Panasonic Cup while playing with the St. George Dragons and in 1996 he was named in the Super League Dream Team. In 1997 he was again named in the Super League Dream Team.[3]

References

  1. Farrar, Dave; Lush, Peter (2000). From Fulham to Wembley : 20 years of Rugby League in London. London: London League Publications. ISBN 978-0952606444.
  2. "Peter Gill - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 26 October 2014.
  3. Hadfield, Dave (1996-09-01). "Exotic Bronco enters Dreamland". The Independent (UK: independent.co.uk). Retrieved 2010-04-24.

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