Peter Warfield

Peter Warfield
Birth namePeter John Warfield
Date of birth (1951-04-01) 1 April 1951 (age 73)
Place of birthWaddington, Lincolnshire
UniversityDurham and Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1973-75 England 6 (0)

Peter John Warfield (born 1 April 1951) is a former rugby union international who represented England in both the 1973 Five Nations and 1975 Five Nations tournaments.[1]

Personal

Warfield attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College and earned a two-year scholarship to the University of North Carolina.[2] He matriculated at Durham University (Hatfield College) in 1971 to read for the General Arts course, where he competed for Durham University RFC and received a full palatinate.[2] He continued his education at St John's College, Cambridge, earning a PGCE in 1975.[2]

Rugby union career

Warfield, a centre, made his test debut against New Zealand on 6 January 1973. He earned 6 international caps in total, with his only win coming against Scotland at Twickenham during the 1975 Five Nations. He played his club rugby for Rosslyn Park.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Peter John Warfield". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Moyes, Arthur (2007). Be The Best You Can Be: A History of Sport in Hatfield College, Durham University. Durham: Hatfield College Trust. pp. 132–134.
  3. ^ Glover, Tim (19 January 2003). "Park reviving in the old-fashioned way". The Independent. Archived from the original on 26 May 2022. Retrieved 7 September 2019.


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