Peter Banner - Scrum-half
Wales RLHeritage No | 289 |
Date Of Birth | 15/08/1942 |
Place Of Birth | Rochdale |
Clubs | North Newcastle Bluebags, Leeds Rhinos, Featherstone Rovers, Salford Red Devils, Spotland Rangers, Old Rochdalians, Rochdale Hornets |
Regions | Lancashire |
Honours | Wales RL |
Peter Banner qualified for Wales due to the heritage rule, one of his nine caps included starring in the famous "Battle of Brisbane" in the 1975 World Championship. A schoolboy rugby league player in Rochdale, he joined the Hornets youth set-up at 16. However the club dropped its junior sides a year later so he signed for local amateur side, Spotland Rangers, where he stayed for two seasons. Over this time, he decided to double up his rugby by joining Old Rochdalians RUFC. This involved him playing two games of rugby, each weekend, both on a Saturday – morning and afternoon. He also spent Sunday morning playing football. He had trial games for Rochdale A against Salford after that, but ended up signing for the latter making 180 appearances for Salford between 1967 and 1975. In his final three years there, he helped his side win the League Championship, Lancashire Cup and BBC2 Floodlit Trophy, whilst also playing for Lancashire. He won a Yorkshire Cup with Leeds but he moved to Australia following the semi final of the 1977 Challenge Cup, after signing for North Newcastle Bluebags with Leeds hoping to bring him back for the Final. However the RFL refused but following Leeds' Final win, he was sent a medal and a match fee as he'd played in all previous rounds. He continued to play in Australia until 1986. After that he became a travel agent and ran many rugby league tours down under. Eventually he moved to Bangkok and became an auctioneer before retiring in the Far East.
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