Peter Alan Rheuben (1931-2014) was an Australian international lawn bowler.

Bowls career

World Championship

Rheuben won the pairs

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at the

1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship The 1980 Men's World Outdoor Bowls Championship was held at the City of Frankston Bowling Club in Frankston, Melbourne, Australia, from 17 January to 2 February 1980. The Australian government would not allow the South African team to compete ...

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with bowls partner

Alf Sandercock Alfred 'Alf' Norman Sandercock (1924-2007) was an Australian international lawn bowler. Bowls career World Bowls Championship Sandercock won the pairs gold medal at the 1980 World Outdoor Bowls Championship in Frankston, Victoria with bowls pa ...

. He also won a

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in the team event (Leonard Trophy).

Commonwealth Games

Rheuben represented Australia at the

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and the

1982 Commonwealth Games The 1982 Commonwealth Games were held in Brisbane, Australia, from 30 September to 9 October 1982. The Opening Ceremony was held at the QEII Stadium (named after Elizabeth II), in the Brisbane suburb of Nathan. The QEII Stadium was also the a ...

where he won a

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in the pairs with

Denis Dalton Denis Dalton (born 10 October 1942) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL) during the 1960s and a former international lawn bowler. Australian rules An Old Paradian, Dal ...

Personal life

He was a company director by trade and also represented

Eastwood Rugby Club Eastwood Rugby is a rugby union club playing in the Sydney Premier Rugby competition. The Eastwood District extends from the Parramatta River at Meadowbank to the Hawkesbury River at Wisemans Ferry. The Club currently plays at TG Millner Field ...

and

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in rugby union against the British Lions in 1953.

Awards

He was inducted into the Australian Hall of Fame.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rheuben, Peter Australian male bowls players Australian rugby union players Bowls World Champions Commonwealth Games medallists in lawn bowls Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Australia 1931 births 2014 deaths Bowls players at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games Bowls players at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1982 Commonwealth Games Sportspeople from Sydney Sportsmen from New South Wales Eastwood Rugby Club players