Greg Peterson (rugby union)
| Full name | Gregory Peterson | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 March 1991 | ||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | Lua error in Module:Convert at line 1851: attempt to index local 'en_value' (a nil value). | ||
| Weight | 122 kg (19 st 3 lb) | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Lock | ||
| Professional / senior clubs | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012–2014 2014 2014–2015 2015– |
Manly North Harbour Rays Leicester Tigers Glasgow Warriors |
18 8 3 7 |
(25) (15) (0) (5) |
| correct as of 5 January 2016. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012–2014 | Waratahs | 1 | (0) |
| correct as of 6 September 2015. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2010–2011 2014– |
Australia U20 United States |
8 11 |
(0) (5) |
| correct as of 11 October 2015. | |||
Greg Peterson (born 26 March 1991) is an Australian-born American representative rugby union footballer currently with the Glasgow Warriors. His regular playing position is lock.
Contents
Club Career
Super Rugby
Peterson was named in the Waratahs squad ahead of the 2012 Super Rugby season.[1]
National Rugby Championship
In 2014, Peterson was appointed as captain of the North Harbour Rays for the teams' opening game in the inaugural season of Australia's National Rugby Championship.[2]
English Premiership
Following his season with the Rays, Peterson earned a trial with Leicester Tigers and eventually signed a contract that would keep him there until the end of the 2014–15 season.[3]
Pro 12
After making only a few appearances for Leicester Peterson signed a two-year contract with Glasgow Warriors starting in the 2015–16 season.[4]
International Career
Australia
Peterson represented Australia under 20 in the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[5]
United States
Though born in Australia, Peterson qualified to play for the United States national team by virtue of his American grandfather.[6] Peterson was named in the Eagles 35-man roster for their 2014 end-of-year tests against New Zealand, Romania, Tonga and Fiji.[7] He made his debut against Romania on 8 November 2014, coming off the bench at the 62nd minute.
Family
Peterson's grandfather played rugby for the U.S. national team, and his father played American football at Northwestern University in Chicago.[6]
Reference List
- ↑ Rugby News. Superxv.com.
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- ↑ Under 20s squad announcement. ARU. 2011.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Waratah Greg Peterson Emerges As Another U.S.-Eligible
- ↑ Eagles selected for November Tour
External links
- Use dmy dates from December 2015
- Use Australian English from December 2015
- All Wikipedia articles written in Australian English
- 1991 births
- Australian rugby union players
- New South Wales Waratahs players
- North Harbour Rays players
- Rugby union locks
- Rugby union players from Sydney
- Living people
- Glasgow Warriors players
