Peter Swanson (rugby)

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]

Peter Swanson
Personal information
Full namePeter Steven Swanson
Born(1946-12-26)26 December 1946
East London, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Died26 October 2003(2003-10-26) (aged 56)
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England
Playing information
Height6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight13 st 8 lb (86 kg)
Rugby union
PositionCentre
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–72 Transvaal 30
1971 South Africa
Rugby league
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1973–74 Penrith 21 6 0 0 18

Playing career

Rugby union

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

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

References
  1. 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.
  2. Colquhoun, Andy (2004). The South African Rugby Annual 2004. Cape Town: SA Rugby (Pty) Ltd & MWP Media Sport. p. 447. ISBN 0958440484.
  3. Colquhoun, Andy (2001). South African Rugby Annual 2001. Cape Town: MWP Media. p. 411. ISBN 0958423180.
  4. "Penrith signs Springbok". Canberra Times (ACT : 1926 - 1995). 19 September 1972. p. 64. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
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