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{{short description|English RL coach and former GB international rugby league footballer}}
:''For other persons named Peter Foster, see [[Peter Foster (disambiguation)|Peter Foster]]''
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'''Peter Foster''' is a former professional [[rugby league]] [[footballer]] of the 1950s who at representative level has played for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and at club level for [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]], playing at [[Rugby league positions#Loose forward / Lock forward|Loose forward]], i.e. number 13, during the era of [[Scrum (rugby)#Rugby league|contested scrums]].
'''Peter Foster''' is a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and at club level for [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]],<ref name="Statistics at leighrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=https://leighrl.co.uk/wp/team_member/foster-peter|title=Statistics at leighrl.co.uk|publisher=leighrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref> as a {{rlp|lf}}.


==Playing career==
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==International honours==
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Peter Foster won caps for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Leigh in 1955 against New Zealand (3 matches).<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org">{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Peter_Foster/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=2008-12-31|accessdate=2009-01-01}}</ref>


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===International honours===
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Peter Foster also represented [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Leigh between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-[[Test match (rugby league)|Test]] match).<ref>Edgar, Harry (2007). ''Rugby League Journal Annual 2008'' Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0</ref>
Peter Foster won [[Cap (sport)|cap]]s for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Leigh in 1955 against New Zealand (3 matches).<ref name="Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org"/>

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Peter Foster also represented [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] while at Leigh between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-[[Test match (rugby league)|Test]] match).<ref>Edgar, Harry (2007). ''Rugby League Journal Annual 2008'' Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. {{ISBN|0-9548355-3-0}}</ref>

===County Cup Final appearances===
Peter Foster played {{rlp|lf}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 6-14 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1951 Lancashire Cup]] Final during the [[1951–52 Northern Rugby Football League season|1951–52 season]] at [[Station Road, Swinton]] on Saturday 27 October 1951.<ref name="1951-1952 Lancashire Cup Final">{{cite web|url=http://wigan.rlfans.com/readarticle.php?article_id=1613|title=1951-1952 Lancashire Cup Final|publisher=wigan.rlfans.com|date=31 December 2014|accessdate=1 January 2015}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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{{Leigh Centurions coaches}}
==External links==
*[http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?EnSearch=Foster&GBSearch=Foster&submit_x=10&submit_y=14&submit.x=4&submit.y=7 International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk]
*[http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Peter_Foster/summary.html Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org]


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[[Category:English rugby league players]]
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[[Category:Lancashire rugby league team players]]
[[Category:Leigh Leopards captains]]
[[Category:Leigh Leopards coaches]]
[[Category:Leigh Leopards players]]
[[Category:Place of birth missing (living people)]]
[[Category:Rugby league locks]]
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Latest revision as of 09:25, 12 March 2024

For other people with the same name, see Peter Foster.
Peter Foster
Personal information
Full namePeter Foster
Playing information
PositionLoose forward
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–52 Leigh
1958–59 Leigh
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1951–57 Lancashire 10 0 0 0 0
1955 Great Britain 4 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1958 Leigh 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]

Peter Foster is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leigh,[3] as a loose forward.

Playing career

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International honours

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Peter Foster won caps for Great Britain while at Leigh in 1955 against New Zealand (3 matches).[1]

Peter Foster also represented Great Britain while at Leigh between 1952 and 1956 against France (1 non-Test match).[4]

County Cup Final appearances

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Peter Foster played loose forward in Leigh's 6-14 defeat by Wigan in the 1951 Lancashire Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Station Road, Swinton on Saturday 27 October 1951.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Player Summary: Peter Foster". Rugby League Records. Rugby League Record Keepers Club. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Statistics at leighrl.co.uk". leighrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Edgar, Harry (2007). Rugby League Journal Annual 2008 Page-110. Rugby League Journal Publishing. ISBN 0-9548355-3-0
  5. ^ "1951-1952 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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