About Tony Peart
Lived 1936 – 1988 (aged 51). Tony Peart was a military personnel and rugby union player.
Thomas George Hunter "Tony" Peart (10 September 1936 – 3 August 1988) was an English rugby union player.
Peart was born in Hartlepool and educated at Sedbergh School. He enlisted in the army after school and served in Egypt during the Suez Crisis. His sister Eileen was married to Scottish rugby player Douglas Elliot.
A number eight, Peart spent most of his career with the Hartlepool Rovers, which he led for two seasons, while putting together 39 county appearances for Durham. He was capped twice for England, playing away matches against France and Scotland in the 1964 Five Nations Championship.
Peart died of cancer in 1988 at the age of 51.
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rugby player
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Tony Peart was born on 10 September 1936.
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Tony Peart died on 3 August 1988.
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Tony Peart was a military personnel and rugby union player.
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