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]
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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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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.