Peter Anton (25 June 1850 – 10 December 1911) was a

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international

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player who represented

in the

1872–73 Home Nations rugby union matches The 1872–73 Home Nations rugby union matches was a single international friendly held between the England and Scotland national rugby union teams. With no other recognised rugby union teams in Britain or the rest of the World, the encounter betwee ...

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Anton was a divinity student at the

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. He played as a forward for St. Andrews. He played for the team in the

Scottish Unofficial Championship The Scottish Unofficial Championship was the top league of Scotland's best amateur rugby union clubs. The Championship was 'unofficial' as the Scottish Rugby Union held that the sport should remain amateur and at the time did not sanction competit ...

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

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. Years later, Anton described the international 'as hard an international that has ever been played'.

Personal life

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

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anton, Peter 1850 births 1911 deaths Alumni of the University of St Andrews People educated at the High School of Dundee Rugby union forwards Rugby union players from Perth and Kinross Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players University of St Andrews RFC players