Peter John Larter (born ) is a former international

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player.

Career

He was capped twenty-four times as a

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for England between 1967 and 1973, scoring one try and one penalty for England. Larter was selected for the

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and played in one of the four international matches against . He played club rugby for

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while based at

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and represented the

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& Combined Services at rugby union. Notable former rugby players from RAF North Luffenham include Sir Augustus Walker RAF & England and

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Leicester Tigers & England 'B' international. During 1977 - 78, Peter Larter played for Stafford, his first game being for the 4th XV, he was so modest that when he turned up at the Club looking for a game, he did not say who he was. On several Friday evenings, the Club would receive a phone call from

, asking if they could release him to play for them the next day.

References

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