Peter Anton (rugby union)
Birth name | Peter A. Anton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 25 June 1850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Errol, Perth and Kinross, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 10 December 1911 | (aged 61)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Kilsyth, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Anton (25 June 1850 – 10 December 1911) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland in the 1872–73 Home Nations rugby union matches.[1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
Anton was a divinity student at the University of St Andrews.[2] He played as a forward for St. Andrews.[3] He played for the team in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.[4]
International career[]
He played in the Home Nations match in the 1872–73 season against England. This was the home match on 3 March 1873 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.[5] Years later, Anton described the international 'as hard an international that has ever been played'.[2]
Personal life[]
Anton became a minister in the Church of Scotland. He wrote books on history, curling, angling, religion, and literature.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Peter Anton". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b Barnes, David; Burns, Peter; Griffiths, John (January 19, 2016). Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857906014 – via Google Books.
- ^ Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002741/18731225/078/0006 – via British Newspaper Archive.
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(help) - ^ "Scotland v England". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Halliday, John. "FEATURE: Former Dundee High School pupil helped shape rugby in Scotland".
Categories:
- 1850 births
- 1911 deaths
- Alumni of the University of St Andrews
- People educated at the High School of Dundee
- Rugby union forwards
- Rugby union players from Perth and Kinross
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- University of St Andrews RFC players