Peter Armstrong (rugby league)

Peter Armstrong (1936–2019) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.

Peter Armstrong

Personal information
Full name	Peter Raymond Armstrong
Born	1936 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Died	7 April 2019 (aged 82–83) Tweed Heads, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1957–64 St. George 52 8 0 0 24 1965 Newtown 6 0 0 0 0 Total 58 8 0 0 24
Source: [1]

Playing career

Armstrong was a hooker with the St. George Dragons who played eight seasons with the club between 1957-1964.

He came into the first grade side when Ken Kearney suffered his career ending injury in 1961. Armstrong became a dual premiership winning player with the St. George Dragons, winning the premiership with them in the 1961 Grand Final and the 1964 Grand Final while deputizing for the injured Ian Walsh.

He finished his career at Newtown in 1965.^[2]

Death

Armstrong died on 7 April 2019 at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.^[3][4]