Peter Louis

Peter Louis (born 18 January 1945) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer and coach. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for Sydney's Canterbury-Bankstown club in the 1960s as well as in the country for Woy Woy's club. Louis then started coaching there before returning to Sydney, eventually becoming head coach of the North Sydney Bears in the 1990s. After almost seven seasons he became the National Rugby League referees' coach.

Playing career Louis started his playing career in Woy Woy before moving to Sydney and joining NSWRFL premiership club, Canterbury-Bankstown in 1968. He played mostly in reserve grade, with a handful of appearances in first grade during the 1969 NSWRFL season.

Coaching career Louis returned to Sydney and had success coaching in the New South Wales Rugby Football League's reserve grade for the Parramatta Eels from 1984 to 1989 and the North Sydney Bears from 1990.

Louis was appointed coach of City New South Wales for the City vs Country Origin match of 1997 which Country won.

At the end of the 1999 NRL season Louis succeeded Michael Stone as NRL referees' coach. At the end of the 2002 NRL season he resigned from the position.