About Peter Crittle
Lived 1939 – 2024 (aged 84). Peter Crittle was a rugby union player and barrister.
Charles Peter Crittle AO (21 July 1938 – 28 June 2024) was an Australian barrister, rugby union player and official. The majority of his secondary education was at Sydney Boys High School where he played in the First XV. Before then he was briefly at North Sydney Boys High School. As a lock, he made 15 test match appearances for the Australia national rugby union team from 1962–1967. He served as President of the New South Wales Rugby Union from 1993–99, and became President of the Australian Rugby Union in 2001. In 2004, he became an officer of the Order of Australia for his rugby achievements, and in 2005, he received the Vernon Pugh Award for Distinguished Service from the International Rugby Board.
Crittle died on 28 June 2024, at the age of 85.
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Who was Peter Crittle?
Australian barrister and rugby union player
When was Peter Crittle born?
Peter Crittle was born on 21 July 1939.
When did Peter Crittle die?
Peter Crittle died on 28 June 2024.
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Peter Crittle was a rugby union player and barrister.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Peter Crittle. https://biography.guide/peter-crittle/
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