Peter Anton (rugby union)

Peter Anton (25 June 1850 – 10 December 1911) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland in the 1872–73 Home Nations rugby union matches.^[1]

Peter Anton

Birth name	Peter A. Anton
Date of birth	(1850-06-25)25 June 1850
Place of birth	Errol, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Date of death	10 December 1911(1911-12-10) (aged 61)
Place of death	Kilsyth, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - St. Andrews () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1872-73 Scotland 1 (0)

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Anton was a divinity student at the University of St Andrews.^[2] He played as a forward for St. Andrews.^[3] He played for the team in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.^[4]

International career

He played in the Home Nations match in the 1872–73 season against England. This was the home match on 3 March 1873 at Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.^[5] Years later, Anton described the international 'as hard an international that has ever been played'.^[2]

Personal life

Anton became a minister in the Church of Scotland. He wrote books on history, curling, angling, religion, and literature.^[6]

References

1. "Peter Anton". ESPN scrum.
2. Barnes, David; Burns, Peter; Griffiths, John (January 19, 2016). Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857906014 – via Google Books.
3. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
4. "Register". Retrieved March 16, 2023 – via British Newspaper Archive.
5. "Scotland v England". ESPN scrum.
6. Halliday, John (11 October 2019). "FEATURE: Former Dundee High School pupil helped shape rugby in Scotland".