Peter Winchester

Australian rugby league footballer

Peter Winchester

Personal information

Full name| Peter Winchester
Born|  (1949-11-12) 12 November 1949 (age 75)
Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia

Playing information

Position| Five-eighth, Centre
| Club

Years  | Team  | Pld | T | G | FG | P
1973–76  | Canterbury-Bankstown | 43  | 4  | 0  | 0  | 12

Source: [1]

As of 17 April 2019

Peter Winchester nicknamed "Chester" is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s. He played for Canterbury-Bankstown in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) competition.

## Background

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Winchester played junior rugby league for Lewisham Old Boys.[citation needed]

## Playing career

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Winchester made his first grade debut for Canterbury-Bankstown in Round 1 1973 against Manly-Warringah. Originally a five-eighth, Winchester moved to the centres in the 1974 season. Winchester played at centre for Canterbury against Eastern Suburbs in the 1974 NSWRL grand final, the clubs first since the 1967 grand final defeat by South Sydney.

Easts defeated Canterbury 19-4 at the Sydney Cricket Ground to win their first premiership since 1945. In 1975 and 1976, Winchester became a regular member of the reserve grade team and retired from playing before the start of the 1977 season. In total, Winchester played 101 games for the club across all grades.[2][3][4][5]

## Post playing

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Winchester later became a director of the club after the board at the time stood down due to the 2002 salary cap scandal which occurred where Canterbury were docked 37 competition points and fined $500,000 for exceeding the cap amount in 2000 and 2001.[6]

## References

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1. ^ "Peter Winchester- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". Rugbyleagueproject.org.
2. ^ "BULLDOGS RUGBY LEAGUE CLUB - OFFICIAL WEBSITE". thebulldogs.com.au.
3. ^ Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. (1995 edition) ISBN 1875169571
4. ^ "NRL Grand Final: South Sydney Rabbitohs looking to join rugby league's greatest drought breakers". www.abc.net.au.
5. ^ "PREMIERSHIP RECORDS". www.nrl.com.
6. ^ "Dogs board quits in disgrace". www.smh.com.au.

*[Pld]: Played
*[T]: Tries
*[G]: Goals
*[FG]: Field goals
*[P]: Points