Peter Jorgensen (born 30 April 1973) is an Australian former

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and professional

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footballer.

Background

Jorgensen was educated at

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(1980–86) and St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill.

Playing career

A rugby union player with the Randwick club, Jorgensen played Test rugby for

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. Jorgensen switched rugby codes to join the Eastern Suburbs in 1995 where he played on the

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position. Making his debut in round 13 of the 1995 season, Jorgensen scored eight tries in the remaining ten games of the season. Jorgensen played with the Roosters for a further season, representing City Origin in 1996, before signing with the

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. In 2000, Jorgensen was eligible to play for

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in the

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but withdrew because the tournament clashed with his wedding.From Russia with Australians
BBC Sport, 17 October 2000 Jorgensen scored 32 tries playing for the Panthers. It was during this time that he attracted notice for doing the "aeroplane", a post-

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where he would pretend to be a plane, with his arms representing wings. In 2002, Jorgensen returned to rugby union joining English club

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. From Northampton, Jorgensen went on to play two seasons for Rotherham before signing for Edinburgh where he played two more seasons before finishing his career.

Post playing

In June 2007, Jorgensen returned to Australia with his wife and two young sons and resumed work as a stockbroker. Frank Puletua is Jorgensen's brother-in-law.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Jorgensen, Peter 1973 births Living people Australia international rugby union players Australian people of Russian descent Australian rugby league players Australian rugby union players Edinburgh Rugby players Sydney Roosters players Penrith Panthers players Northampton Saints players New South Wales City Origin rugby league team players People educated at Newington College Rugby league wingers Rotherham Titans players Rugby union centres Place of birth missing (living people) Randwick DRUFC players People educated at St Joseph's College, Hunters Hill Australian expatriate rugby union players in England New South Wales rugby union team players Footballers who switched code