Peter Lupton
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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 Template:Rlp, or Template:Rlp 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,Script error: No such module "Unsubst".[1] 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.
Background
Lupton was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England.
Career
Rugby league
He has previously played for Workington Town in Championship 1 and Crusaders in the Super League.
Whilst playing for the Castleford Tigers and the Crusaders, he played Template:Rlp or Template:Rlp.
Lupton has previously played for the London Broncos and Hull FC.
In March 2015, Lupton signed with the Barrow Raiders
In 2016, Lupton joined the Boston 13s in the USA Rugby League. He was named as coach in 2017,[2] continuing the role in 2021 as the club joined the inaugural North American Rugby League season and turned semi-professional.[3]
Rugby union
In the fall of 2018, Lupton signed with the New England Free Jacks in the MLR.
International
Lupton was named in the Welsh squad for the 2011 Four Nations, qualifying on 3-years residency.[4][5] He made his début in a warm-up match against Ireland, but did not feature in the tournament.
Lupton played for Wales at the 2013 World Cup, and captained the side at the 2014 European Cup in the absence of Craig Kopczak.[6] In that tournament, Lupton captained the Welsh side in losses against Template:Rlnt, Template:Rlnt, and Template:Rlnt.
On 1 Mar 2024 he was named in the Template:Rlnt team for the test against Template:Rlnt staged in Las Vegas on 3 Mar 2024[7] In November of 2024, Lupton was named in the Template:Rlnt team for a two-test tour of Template:Rlnt. [8]
References
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External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at castigers.com
- Boston 13s profile
- London Broncos profile
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- 1982 births
- Living people
- Boston Bears (rugby league) coaches
- Boston Bears (rugby league) players
- Castleford Tigers players
- Crusaders Rugby League players
- Cumbria rugby league team players
- English rugby league coaches
- English rugby league players
- English expatriate rugby union players
- English expatriate sportspeople in the United States
- Expatriate rugby union players in the United States
- Hull F.C. players
- London Broncos players
- New England Free Jacks players
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league second-rows
- Rugby league five-eighths
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league players from Whitehaven
- United States national rugby league team players
- Wales national rugby league team captains
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Welsh rugby league players
- Workington Town players