Peter Lupton - Scrum-half
Wales RLHeritage No | 476 |
Date Of Birth | 07/03/1982 |
Place Of Birth | Whitehaven |
Height | 180 |
Weight | 89 |
Clubs | New England Free Jacks, Boston 13s, Boston Irish Wolfhounds, Barrow Raiders, Workington Town, Celtic Crusaders, Castleford Tigers, Hull FC, Leeds Tykes, London Broncos, Millom |
Honours | Wales RL |
Peter Lupton is one of the few players to have qualified for Wales through residency, living in the country for three years when playing for Celtic Crusaders. A member of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup squad, he became Wales' 49th men's captain a year later, leading us in the three games in the 2014 European Championships. A versatile player, during his career, he covered a number of positions including second row, centre, loose forward and in the halves. Starting his rugby league at his local Cumbrian club Millom, Peter couldn't have moved further away, in England anyway, to be given his first Super League opportunity, as he was lured to London Broncos in 2000. He moved to Hull FC in 2003 and then Castleford Tigers in 2006 before Crusaders came calling for their first Super League season in 2009. He moved with the club from Bridgend to Wrexham in 2010, and by the end of the 2011 season, he was Welsh qualified and played in the friendly match against Ireland. When the old Crusaders were forced to pull out of Super League, he played a bit of rugby union for Leeds Carnegie before moving back to Cumbria to sign for Workington Town, his Super League career ending with 176 appearances, 52 tries and nine goals. He spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons at Workington before back to the area where it all started and playing for Barrow Raiders in 2016.He then moved to Boston, USA with his American wife and starting playing both rugby codes in the area, for Boston 13s and Boston Irish Wolfhounds. However he suffered an early setback to his union career when he received serious facial injuries during a game. He broke his cheekbone, eye socket and jaw and had to have two plates and 10 screws in his face. However he recovered and continued to play rugby union, moving on to New England Free Jacks.
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