Peter Larter
{{Short description|England international rugby union player}}
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Peter John Larter (born {{birth date and age|df=y|1944|9|7}}){{cite book |last=Griffiths|first=John |title=The Phoenix Book of International Rugby Records |year=1987 |publisher=J. M. Dent & Sons Ltd |location=London |isbn=0-460-07003-7 |pages=12:7}} is a former {{Nrut|England}} international rugby union player.
Career
He was capped twenty-four times as a lock for England between 1967 and 1973,Griffiths, page 1:40-1:43 scoring one try and one penalty for England.
Larter was selected for the 1968 British Lions tour to South Africa and played in one of the four international matches against {{Nrut|South Africa}}.
He played club rugby for Northampton while based at RAF North Luffenham and represented the Royal Air Force & Combined Services at rugby union.
Notable former rugby players from RAF North Luffenham include Sir Augustus Walker RAF & England and Martin Whitcombe Leicester Tigers & England 'B' international.
During 1977 - 78, Peter Larter played for Stafford, his first game being for the 4th XV, he was so modest that when he turned up at the Club looking for a game, he did not say who he was. On several Friday evenings, the Club would receive a phone call from Northampton, asking if they could release him to play for them the next day.{{Cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/staffordrufc/a/history-18372.html|title=History}}
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