Peter George Rowles (born 18 November 1952) is an Australian former

rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...

and professional

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footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. In union he represented Australia and in league he played in the

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for the Western Suburbs and Newtown clubs. Son of record-breaking

Manly-Warringah The Manly Warringah Sea Eagles are an Australian professional rugby league club based in Sydney's Northern Beaches. The team colours are maroon and white, while their namesake and logo is the sea eagle. They compete in Australia's premier rugb ...

rugby league player

Ron Rowles Ron Rowles (12 February 1928 in Wollongong, New South Wales - 3 June 2017) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s, he was a goal-kicking whose club career was played with the Manly-Warringah for whom he se ...

, Peter, a

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, was born in

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and claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. Peter Rowles switched to playing rugby league in the mid-1970s, playing 2 seasons of reserve grade with Manly-Warringah before switching to play three seasons with the

Western Suburbs Magpies The Western Suburbs Magpies (legal name: Western Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club Ltd) are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly r ...

in 1977, 1978 and 1980. In 1978 Rowles set the Western Suburbs club's record for most points in a season with 215 (8 tries, 94 goals, 3 field goals). He switched to

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in 1979. Peter Rowles retired in 1981.

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