Peter Anton
Birth namePeter A. Anton
Date of birth(1850-06-25)25 June 1850
Place of birthErrol, Perth and Kinross, Scotland
Date of death10 December 1911(1911-12-10) (aged 61)
Place of deathKilsyth, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
- St. Andrews ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1872-73 Scotland 1 (0)

Peter Anton (25 June 1850 – 10 December 1911) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland in the 1872–73 Home Nations rugby union matches.[1]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Anton was a divinity student at the University of St Andrews.[2] He played as a forward for St. Andrews.[3] He played for the team in the Scottish Unofficial Championship.[4]

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 Hamilton Crescent, Glasgow.[5] Years later, Anton described the international 'as hard an international that has ever been played'.[2]

Personal life

Anton became a minister in the Church of Scotland. He wrote books on history, curling, angling, religion, and literature.[6]

References

  1. "Peter Anton". ESPN scrum.
  2. 1 2 Barnes, David; Burns, Peter; Griffiths, John (January 19, 2016). Behind the Thistle: Playing Rugby for Scotland. Birlinn. ISBN 9780857906014 via Google Books.
  3. Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Book Publishing. 2003
  4. "Register". Retrieved March 16, 2023 via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. "Scotland v England". ESPN scrum.
  6. Halliday, John. "FEATURE: Former Dundee High School pupil helped shape rugby in Scotland".
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