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{{short description|English RL coach and former GB international rugby league footballer}}
{{other people||Peter Foster}}
{{other people||Peter Foster}}
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|position = {{rlp|LF}}
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|source = <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=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><ref>{{Rugby league records |id=8888 |title=Peter Foster |access-date=12 March 2024}}</ref>
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|updated = 18 April 2012
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|source = <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=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref><!--<ref name="Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk">{{cite web|url=http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Surname&submit=Go&c=GB|title=Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk|publisher=englandrl.co.uk|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}</ref>-->
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'''Peter Foster''' is a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer of the 1950s. He played at representative level for [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]], and at club level for [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]] ([[List of Leigh Centurions players|Heritage № 611]]),<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-lk}}, 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==
==Playing career==
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===County Cup Final appearances===
===County Cup Final appearances===
Peter Foster played {{rlp|lf-lk}} in [[Leigh Centurions|Leigh]]'s 6-14 defeat by [[Wigan Warriors|Wigan]] in the [[1951 Lancashire Cup|1951]] [[RFL Lancashire Cup|Lancashire]] [[Rugby league county cups|County 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>
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/statistics/player_records?search=Foster&submit=Go&c=GB Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for '''both''' Great Britain, '''and''' England)]


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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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