Peter Lupton

Peter Lupton
Personal information
Born (1982-03-07) 7 March 1982 (age 42)
Whitehaven, Cumbria, England
Height5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight14 st 0 lb (89 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
PositionLoose forward, Second-row, Stand-off, Scrum-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2000–02 London Broncos 27 2 2 0 12
2003–05 Hull FC 48 10 3 1 47
2006–08 Castleford Tigers 42 12 0 0 48
2009–11 Crusaders RL 70 16 0 0 64
2012–14 Workington Town 67 14 2 2 62
2015 Barrow Raiders 23 7 0 0 28
2021– Boston 13s 0 0 0 0 0
Total 277 61 7 3 261
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003 Cumbria 1 0 4 0 8
2011–14 Wales 7 1 0 0 4
2024– United States
Rugby union
PositionCentre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018–20 New England Free Jacks
2020 Boston Irish Wolfhounds
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2021– Boston 13s 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2]
As of 2 March 2024

Peter Lupton (born 7 March 1982) is a professional rugby footballer who plays and coaches rugby league for the Boston Thirteens in the North American Rugby League competition.

Lupton began his career playing rugby league as a loose forward, second-row, stand-off, or scrum-half in England and Wales. He earned selection in the Welsh national team after qualifying through 3-years residency, and later captained the team at the 2014 European Cup. Lupton moved to Boston, United States,[year needed][3] and played rugby union professionally and rugby league as an amateur. He was named player-coach of the Boston Thirteens for their first season as a semi-professional club in 2021.

  1. ^ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Peter Lupton - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  3. ^ Newsum, Matt (15 June 2016). "Peter Lupton: The rugby league 'pioneer' living the American dream". BBC. Retrieved 23 May 2021.