Peter Small

For the New Zealand cricketer, see Peter Small (cricketer).

Peter Eltringham Small (born 13 February 1939) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Castleford RUFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Allerton Bywater ARLFC, Castleford, Hull Kingston Rovers and Bradford Northern, as a wing, and later as a second-row.^[3]

Peter Small

Personal information
Full name	Peter Eltringham Small[1]
Born	(1939-02-13) 13 February 1939 (age 85)[2] Pontefract, Yorkshire England
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Castleford RUFC
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1958–69 Castleford 315 109 0 0 327 Hull Kingston Rovers 43 3 0 0 9 ≤1972–≥73 Bradford Northern Total 358 112 0 0 336 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1967 Yorkshire 1 0 0 0 0 1962 Great Britain 1 1 0 0 3
Source: [3]

Background

Peter Small's birth was registered in Pontefract district, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he was a pupil at Airedale High School.

Playing career

International honours

Peter Small won a cap playing left wing and scored a try for Great Britain while at Castleford in the 8–27 defeat by New Zealand at Carlaw Park, Auckland on Saturday 11 August 1962.^[3]

County honours

Peter Small won a cap for Yorkshire while at Castleford playing left-second-row in the 15–14 victory over Australia at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Wednesday 4 October 1967.^[4]

County League appearances

Peter Small played in Castleford's victory in the Yorkshire League during the 1964–65 season.^[5]

County Cup Final appearances

Peter Small played left-second-row in Castleford's 11–22 defeat by Leeds in the 1968 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1968–69 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 19 October 1968.

BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final appearances

Peter Small played loose forward in Castleford's 4–0 victory over St. Helens in the 1965 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1965–66 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Tuesday 14 December 1965, and played right-second-row in the 7–2 victory over Swinton in the 1966 BBC2 Floodlit Trophy Final during the 1966–67 season at Wheldon Road, Castleford on Tuesday 20 December 1966.

Honoured at Castleford

Peter Small is a Castleford Tigers Hall of Fame Inductee.^[6]

References

1. "Who's Who in the British Backs". The Rugby League news. Vol. 43, no. 5. Sydney: N.S.W. Rugby Football League. 28 April 1962. p. 17 – via Trove.
2. "We'd like to wish a happy 80th birthday to Tigers legend Peter Small!". Facebook. Retrieved 20 December 2023.
3. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
5. "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.
6. "Hall of Fame at castigers.com". castigers. 31 December 2008. Archived from the original on 6 May 2006. Retrieved 1 January 2009.

External links

• Image "Bringing Small round - Ron Barritt bringing Peter Small round after he had been felled by a Keighley player. - 20/08/1972" at rlhp.co.uk
• Image "Syd Hynes Looks For A Pass - Leeds' Syd Hynes looks to send Alan Smith away as Peter Small covers for Bradford. - 22/10/1972" at rlhp.co.uk
• Image "A Perfect Hand Off - A perfect hand off by Peter Small during todays match at Odsal against Wigan - 25/02/1973" at rlhp.co.uk
• Image "The team ready to leave - The players give the thumbs up as they prepare to board the coach for Wembley. - 11/05/1973" at rlhp.co.uk