Peter Small
{{Short description|Former GB international rugby league footballer}}
{{for|the New Zealand cricketer|Peter Small (cricketer)}}
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|fullname = Peter Eltringham Small{{cite news |title=Who's Who in the British Backs |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-767602253/view?sectionId=nla.obj-768467495&partId=nla.obj-767645833#page/n13/mode/1up |work=The Rugby League news |publisher=N.S.W. Rugby Football League |date=28 April 1962 |location=Sydney |page=17 |volume=43 |issue=5 |via=Trove}}
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|birth_place = Pontefract, Yorkshire England
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Peter Eltringham Small (born 13 February 1939) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Castleford RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Allerton Bywater ARLFC, Castleford, Hull Kingston Rovers and Bradford Northern, as a {{rlp|wg}}, and later as a {{rlp|sr}}.
Background
Peter Small's birth was registered in Pontefract district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he was a pupil at Airedale High School.
Playing career
=International honours=
Peter Small won a cap playing {{rlp|lw}} and scored a try for Great Britain while at Castleford in the 8–27 defeat by New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on Saturday 11 August 1962.
=County honours=
Peter Small won a cap for Yorkshire while at Castleford playing left-{{rlp|sr}} in the 15–14 victory over Australia at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 4 October 1967.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=740|title=Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk|publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk |date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084555/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=740|archivedate=16 February 2012}}
=County League appearances=
Peter Small played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1964–65 season.{{cite web|url=http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|title=Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)|publisher=thecastlefordtigers.co.uk |date=31 December 2013|accessdate=1 January 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php|archivedate=16 February 2012}}
=County Cup Final appearances=
Peter Small played left-{{rlp|sr}} in Castleford's 11–22 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968.
=BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances=
Peter Small played {{rlp|lf}} in Castleford's 4–0 victory over St. Helens in the 1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 14 December 1965, and played right-{{rlp|sr}} in the 7–2 victory over Swinton in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Tuesday 20 December 1966.
Honoured at Castleford
Peter Small is a Castleford Tigers Hall of Fame Inductee.{{cite web|url=http://castigers.com/cgi-bin/halloffame.cgi|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060506212435/http://www.castigers.com/cgi-bin/halloffame.cgi|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 May 2006|title=Hall of Fame at castigers.com|publisher=castigers|date=31 December 2008|accessdate=1 January 2009}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1972-130.jpg Image "Bringing Small round - Ron Barritt bringing Peter Small round after he had been felled by a Keighley player. - 20/08/1972" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1973-83.jpg Image "Syd Hynes Looks For A Pass - Leeds' Syd Hynes looks to send Alan Smith away as Peter Small covers for Bradford. - 22/10/1972" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1973-36.jpg Image "A Perfect Hand Off - A perfect hand off by Peter Small during todays match at Odsal against Wigan - 25/02/1973" at rlhp.co.uk]
- [http://www.rlhp.co.uk/archive/jpeg/JM-1973-Final4.jpg Image "The team ready to leave - The players give the thumbs up as they prepare to board the coach for Wembley. - 11/05/1973" at rlhp.co.uk]
{{Great Britain squad – 1962 Tour}}
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