Peter Betham
{{Short description|Australia international rugby union player}}
{{Use New Zealand English|date=August 2013}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Peter Betham
| image = Qantas Wallabies Player Peter Betham.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption =
| birth_name = Peter Betham
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1989|1|6}}
| birth_place = Wellington, New Zealand
| weight = {{convert|98|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}
| currentclub = Provence
| years1 = 2009
| clubs1 = ACT Brumbies
| apps1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| years2 = 2011
| clubs2 = Melbourne Rebels
| apps2 = 7
| points2 = 5
| years3 = 2012
| clubs3 = Tasman Makos
| apps3 = 11
| points3 = 30
| years4 = 2012–2015
| clubs4 = NSW Waratahs
| apps4 = 33
| points4 = 55
| years5 = 2013–2015
| clubs5 = Sydney University
| apps5 = 7
| points5 = 15
| years6 = 2014
| clubs6 = Sydney Stars
| apps6 = 1
| points6 = 0
| years7 = 2015–2017
| clubs7 = Leicester Tigers
| apps7 = 55
| points7 = 55
| years8 = 2017–2021
| clubs8 = Clermont Auvergne
| apps8 = 83
| points8 = 160
| years9 = 2021–
| clubs9 = Provence
| apps9 = 27
| points9 = 10
| clubupdate = 2 October 2022
| totalyears = 2009–
| totalapps = 224
| totalpoints = 330
| repyears1 = 2013
| repteam1 = {{nrut|Australia}}
| repcaps1 = 2
| reppoints1 = 5
| repupdate = 28 November 2015
}}
Peter Betham (born 6 January 1989) is a professional rugby union player for the Provence in the ProD2. He was a representative player for Australia in international rugby matches. His usual position is wing or fullback.
Family and early career
Betham was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to parents of Samoan heritage. His family moved to Australia and he was brought up in Sydney where he started playing rugby league with the Coogee Randwick Wombats club at the age of 10. He played high school rugby for St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill located on Sydney's Lower North Shore. He became friends with St. Joseph's teammate Kurtley Beale and for two years the pair backed up with Kensington in the South Sydney junior rugby league competition. Having attended a public primary school, Peter represented Sydney East PSSA at the State Championships in 2001 at Kiama. His teammate Rob Horne and Peter went on to represent NSW PSSA that year.
Betham played for NSW Schools in the 2005 National U16 Championship. He subsequently played for the Australia A Schools team that went on to beat New Zealand. In 2006 Betham toured Fiji and New Zealand with the Australian Schoolboys team.
In 2007 he played rugby while studying American history at Sydney University, he played rugby for Wesley College and was selected in the Australian U19 Rugby World Championship squad. He also became a holder of an Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) scholarship, one of 26.
Rugby union career
Betham played for the Brumbies in the Super 14 competition, but injuries kept him off the field until mid 2009 when he rejoined Sydney University where he helped the club win the Sydney competition that year.
In 2010 he continued to play for Sydney Uni, and trained with the Waratahs' squad, as an "unsigned winger" and played in several Tahs' pre-season games.
In March 2010 Betham signed with the Melbourne Rebels for the 2011 Super Rugby season, with Rebels assistant coach Damian Hill describing him as "one of the most dynamic and athletic young backs" in Australian rugby.
He spent 2011 in Victoria before returning to NSW. In February 2012 Betham was named to play on the wing in the Tahs' pre-season match against Tonga.
In April 2015 Betham signed for Leicester Tigers. He will join them after the 2015 Super Rugby season finishes mid-2015. Betham marked his Tigers' debut with a try in their opening win of the season over London Irish in October 2015. The tigers have used Betham in both the outside centre role and on the wing.
In January 2017 Betham signed a new contract to stay at the club. In May 2017 Betham signed a contract with Clermont Auvergne for two years.
On 11 March 2021, Betham would leave Clermont to sign for Pro D2 side Provence ahead of the 2021-22 season.{{cite news|url=https://rmcsport.bfmtv.com/rugby/top-14/top-14-non-conserve-par-clermont-peter-betham-vers-aix-en-provence_AN-202103110137.html|work=RMC Sport BFM TV.com|title=TOP 14: NOT KEPT BY CLERMONT, PETER BETHAM TO AIX-EN-PROVENCE|date=11 March 2021|accessdate=26 March 2021|language=fr}}
References
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|title=Peter Betham
|url=http://www.rugby.com.au/wallabies/TheTeam/WallabiesProfilePage.aspx?pid=5
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|archivedate= 11 September 2014
|work=rugby.com.au
|publisher=Australian Rugby Union
|accessdate=15 January 2014}}
|title= Peter Betham
|work= Ultimate Rugby
|accessdate= 10 September 2014
|url= http://www.ultimaterugby.com/peter-betham
|url-status=live
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140910225615/http://www.ultimaterugby.com/peter-betham
|archivedate= 10 September 2014}}
|date = 13 May 2010
|title = National U16 Championship – Day 1 Results (Afternoon)
|url = http://aru.rugby.com.au/news/2005-09-26_nat_u16_champ_-_day_1_%28afternoon%29,33029.html
|publisher = Australian Rugby Union
|accessdate = 16 May 2010}}
|date= 5 April 2007
|first = Jon |last = Geddes
|work = Daily Telegraph
|title= Betham poised to make his mark
|publisher = News Limited
|url= http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/betham-poised-to-make-his-mark/story-e6frey4i-1111113285558
|url-status=live
|archiveurl= https://archive.today/20240527032301/https://www.webcitation.org/6SUgNSpyo?url=http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/peter-betham-knew-he-had-to-improve-himself-mentally-if-he-was-to-crack-the-wallabies/story-e6freuy9-1226741931383%3Fnk=3c3bb161011a3d9159e772959651c4e7
|archivedate= 27 May 2024
|accessdate = 4 March 2011}}
|date = 10 October 2006
|title = New Zealand Schools too strong for valiant Australians
|url = http://www.rugby.com.au/news/new_zealand_schools_too_strong_for_valiant_austral,49422.html/news/archive/section/21893
|accessdate = 16 May 2010}}
|year = 2007
|title = Peter Betham
|work = ARU Player Profile |publisher = Australian Rugby Union
|url = http://aru.rugby.com.au/players/super_14/brumbies/2008/betham,_peter,75977.html
|accessdate= 16 May 2010}}
|date=7 March 2007
|publisher = Australian Sports Commission
|title = AIS rugby union scholarship holders announced
|url = http://fulltext.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/2007/ascmedia/070307.asp
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20120306022140/http://fulltext.ausport.gov.au/fulltext/2007/ascmedia/070307.asp
|archivedate= 6 March 2012
|accessdate = 24 April 2010}}
|year = 2010
|work = Australian Institute of Sport | publisher = Australian Sports Commission
|title = Peter Betham profile
|url=http://ausport.gov.au/ais/sports/rugby_union/athletes/profiles/peter_betham
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20100408195320/http://www.ausport.gov.au/ais/sports/rugby_union/athletes/profiles/peter_betham
|archivedate= 8 April 2010
|accessdate= 24 April 2010}}
|work = Super XV
|title = Rebels announce three new Super 15 signings
|url=http://www.superxv.com/news/super15_rugby_news.asp?id=25182
|accessdate= 19 April 2010}}
|year = 2011
|title = Peter Betham profile |work = Melbourne Rebels
|url = http://www.melbournerebels.com.au/Team/Player/tabid/297/playerid/2/Default.aspx
|accessdate = 4 March 2011}}
|date= 3 April 2010
|title= Trio sign with Rebels
|url= http://sportal.com.au/news-display/trio-sign-with-rebels-88794
|url-status=live
|archiveurl= https://archive.today/20240527032340/https://www.webcitation.org/6SUglbyFl?url=http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/melbourne-rebels-land-trio-of-signings/story-e6frfgkf-1225849218254%3Fnk=3d76d8d1c20a8f14d31fbf0da25130e9
|archivedate= 27 May 2024
|work= Sportal |publisher= Sportal Australia
|accessdate= 16 May 2010}}
|last = Guinness | first = Rupert
|date = 5 February 2010
|title = Tahs take the spoils, but it wasn't pretty
|work = The Sydney Morning Herald|publisher = Fairfax
|url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/tahs-take-the-spoils-but-it-wasnt-pretty-20100204-nged.html
|accessdate = 20 May 2010}}
|title = Halangahu to captain Waratahs in Lismore trial
|url = http://www.super15online.com/news/viewarticle.asp?id=23903
|work = Super 15 |publisher = Sports Digital |date = 20 January 2010
|accessdate = 4 March 2011}}
|last= Warren |first= Adrian
|title= Star Waratahs and Brumbies recruits to miss final trials
|work= The Daily Telegraph|publisher = News Limited
|url= http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/sport/rugby/star-waratahs-and-brumbies-recruits-to-miss-final-trials/story-e6frey4i-1225826404546
|date= 3 February 2010
}}
|date = 15 March 2010
|last = Smith |first = Wayne
|work = Australian |publisher = News Limited
|title= Adam Freier on brink of southern shift as Rebels set for signing spree
|url= http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/sport/adam-freier-on-brink-of-southern-shift-as-rebels-set-for-signing-spree/story-e6frg7mf-1225840650504
|accessdate = 16 May 2010}}
|date = 3 April 2010
|work = Herald Sun |publisher = News Limited
|title = Melbourne Rebels land trio of signings
|url = http://www.heraldsun.com.au/sport/rugby-union/melbourne-rebels-land-trio-of-signings/story-e6frfgkf-1225849218254
|accessdate = 3 April 2010}}
|date = 14 February 2012
|title = Ashley-Cooper named for Waratahs trial
|work = The Sydney Morning Herald| publisher = Fairfax
|url = http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-union/union-news/ashleycooper-named-for-waratahs-trial-20120214-1t2yd.html
|accessdate = 14 February 2012}}
|date = 11 January 2017
|title = Betham extends contract with Tigers
|work = Leicester Tigers | publisher = Leicester Tigers
|url = http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/26019.php
|accessdate = 11 January 2017}}
|date = 31 May 2017
|title = Betham contract with ASM
|work = ASM Rugby
|publisher = ASM Rugby
|url = http://www.asm-rugby.com/actus/peter-betham-s’engage-pour-2-saisons
|accessdate = 31 May 2017}}
|title= Tigers agree move for Australia wing Betham
|work= Leicester Tigers
|accessdate= 20 April 2015
|url= http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/22799.php#.VTUmyiFVhBc
|url-status=live
|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150420162619/http://www.leicestertigers.com/news/22799.php
|archivedate= 20 April 2015}}
}}
External links
- [http://www.waratahs.com.au/Waratahs/Team/SuperRugbySquad/PlayerPage/tabid/182/playerid/52/Default.aspx Waratahs profile]
- [http://www.itsrugby.co.uk/player_8471.html itsrugby.co.uk profile]
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Category:Australian rugby union players
Category:Australia international rugby union players
Category:Melbourne Rebels players
Category:New South Wales Waratahs players
Category:Tasman rugby union players
Category:Rugby union fullbacks
Category:Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:New Zealand emigrants to Australia
Category:Leicester Tigers players
Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players in England
Category:Australian expatriate rugby union players in France
Category:ASM Clermont Auvergne players
Category:Rugby union players from Wellington City
Category:Provence Rugby players