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Peter Horton

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About Peter Horton

Peter Horton was a rugby union player.

Peter Alan Horton (born 20 July 1945) is an English-born Australian former rugby union international.

Born and raised in England, Horton was educated at Tulse Hill School and St Luke's College, Exeter. He was a hooker and played for London club Streatham-Croydon, representing Surrey at county level.

Horton moved to Australia at the age of 24 and worked as the Sportsmaster at Gateshead High School in Newcastle, New South Wales, where he played rugby with the Waratahs club. Capped 19 times for the Wallabies from 1974 to 1979, Horton debuted against the All Blacks in Sydney and won a Bledisloe Cup title in his final year.

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Occupation
Education
University of Queensland
Employers
James Cook University

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Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Peter Horton

· Wikidata: Q123943221

· DBpedia: Peter Horton (rugby union)

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