Peter Armstrong (rugby league)
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Full name | Peter Raymond Armstrong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1936 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 April 2019 (aged 82–83) Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Armstrong (1936–2019) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
Playing career[]
Armstrong was a hooker with the St. George Dragons who played eight seasons with the club between 1957-1964.
He came into the first grade side when Ken Kearney suffered his career ending injury in 1961. Armstrong became a dual premiership winning player with the St. George Dragons, winning the premiership with them in the 1961 Grand Final and the 1964 Grand Final while deputizing for the injured Ian Walsh.
He finished his career at Newtown in 1965.[2]
Death[]
Armstrong died on 7 April 2019 at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.[3][4]
References[]
- ^ "Peter Armstrong - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 (ISBN 1875169571)
- ^ https://www.dragons.com.au/news/2019/04/11/vale-peter-armstrong/
- ^ "Vale: NRL in Memoriam 2019". www.nrl.com.
Categories:
- 1936 births
- 2019 deaths
- St. George Dragons players
- Newtown Jets players
- Australian rugby league players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Australian rugby league biography, 1930s birth stubs