Peter Phillips (rugby league)
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Full name | Peter Phillips | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 1 January 1969 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Five-eighth, Centre, Fullback, | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Phillips (born 1 January 1969) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s.
Playing career
[edit]Phillips began his career at the Illawarra Steelers in the 1987 NSWRL season. He made his debut in round 1 as the Steelers defeated the South Sydney Rabbitohs 25–2. He came off the bench and contributed two tries.[2] He started his first game in a 32–12 win against the Western Suburbs Magpies and overall, he played 20 matches in his rookie season.[3] The following season, he played another 20 games for the Steelers, scoring tries in three of those matches.[4] The next year, he played just six matches for the Steelers, in what would be his last season in that tenure with the Illawarra club.[5]
For the 1990 premiership season, he signed with the Balmain Tigers. He, however, only played one match in his first year with the team.[6] In the following year's competition, he played 13 matches. mostly off the bench.[7] The next season, he played three matches for the Balmain outfit in what would become his last season with the side.[8]
For the 1994 competition, he signed with the St. George Dragons. He only ended up playing one match for the Kogarah-based club, coming off the bench in a 24–6 loss against Canterbury.[9]
In his last year, he rejoined the Steelers. In his first match back, he again scored a try against South Sydney to gift his side the win 20–16.[10] He played six matches, all off the bench, before retiring from rugby league.[11]
Personal life
[edit]He is the uncle of current representative hooker Damien Cook.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ Ferguson, Shawn Dollin and Andrew. "Peter Phillips - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
- ^ "NSWRL 1987 - Round 1 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "ARL 1995 - Round 4 - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 3 May 2020.
- ^ Proszenko, Adrian (2 June 2018). "Cook rises from the canvas after living Ali's inspirational words". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 3 May 2020.