Peter Fox (born 5 November 1984) is an English former professional

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footballer who played in the 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for

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, and at club level for York Acorn ARLFC, the

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, the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (two spells),

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, Halifax (

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and the

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in Kingstone Press League 1, as a .

Background

Peter Fox was born in

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, England.

Club career

Early career

Fox started his career with junior club York Acorn. He was part of the academy at

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, but he failed to establish himself in the senior team, and spent two seasons on loan at hometown club the

. He scored 40- tries for the York City Knights, and was named in the National League One Dream Team 2006. At the end of the 2006's

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, he was signed by the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats.

Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Fox made his début for the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in the opening game of 2007's

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with a 9–14 defeat by the

. It took him until round-5 to open his account with a try in the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats' 40–20 victory over

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. He signed for the

during September 2007.

Hull Kingston Rovers

Fox made his début for the Hull Kingston Rovers in a 12–20 defeat by the

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. He opened his Hull Kingston Rovers account with 2- tries in a thrilling 20–24 victory in France against

. In round 7 of the 2009 campaign he scored his first

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of his career in a 48–12 victory over Salford City Reds. On 27 June, he made his England début in the 56–8 victory over France. He scored a try and had one disallowed. He was in the England training squad for the

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. He was in the

team to face

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at the

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prior to England's departure for the

. On 7 November, he scored 2-tries to help England earn a shock 20–12 victory over World Champions New Zealand at Huddersfield's Galpharm Stadium, and a place in the 2009 Four Nations Final against Australia. He has won

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s for England while at the Hull Kingston Rovers in 2008 against France and Wales, and in 2009 against France, Wales, New Zealand and Australia. He made another promising start for the Hull Kingston Rovers at the start of the 2010 season, in a home fixture against the Salford City Reds in which the Hull Kingston Rovers won 30–12, he in the process scoring two early tries. He made his 100th career appearance in the Hull Kingston Rovers' 6–32 defeat at the

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on 12 February 2010.

Return to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats

Fox returned to the Wakefield Trinity Wildcats in 2012. He was released by the club during May 2014.

Doncaster

During April 2015, Fox signed for

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side

Newcastle Thunder

During November 2015, it was announced the Fox was signing for

for the 2016 season.

References

External links

*(archived by web.archive.org
Newcastle Thunder profile
*(archived by web.archive.org
Hull KR profile
*(archived by web.archive.org

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