Peter Walton (rugby union)
Appearance
Birth name | Peter Walton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 3 June 1969 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Alnwick, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 18 st 0 lb (252 lb; 114 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Merchiston Castle School Royal Agricultural College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Walton (born 3 June 1969)[1] was an English-born rugby union player who won 24 caps playing in the back-row for the Scottish rugby union side between 1994 and 1999. He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, and played club rugby for both Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons. He was forced to retire due to injury in June 2000. He was assistant coach, Academy Coach and Head for Newcastle Falcons between 2000 and 2008. Since 2008 he has been Assistant Coach with England U18 during which they won three consecutive Grand Slams and had a sequence of 19 victories. [2]
Notes
- ^ Peter Walton player profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ^ RFU Coaches Profile
External links
- Peter Walton management profile Newcastle Falcons
- RFU Coaches Profile RFU
Categories:
- Use dmy dates from November 2012
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Scottish rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- People educated at Merchiston Castle School
- Northampton Saints players
- Newcastle Falcons rugby players
- Alumni of the Royal Agricultural University
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs