| Full name | Peter Martin Hale | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1943-08-12)12 August 1943 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Birmingham, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 12 November 2022 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||
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Peter Martin Hale (12 August 1943 - 2022) was an English rugby union international.
Hale was born in Birmingham and educated at Solihull School.
A winger, Hale scored 48 tries for Moseley in the 1967–68 season and gained his first England cap against the Springboks at Twickenham in 1969. He earned a further two caps in the 1970 Five Nations Championship. During this period, he rebuffed an approach to play rugby league for Swinton. He continued his rugby union career at Bath in 1972.
See also
References
- "Peter Martin Hale (Jago, 1952-60)". www.silhillians.net. 28 November 2022.
- "Paradise at Moseley grounded". Sports Argus. 30 January 1971.
- "England axe Martin Hale". The Birmingham Post. 10 March 1970.
- "Swinton chase Martin Hale". The Birmingham Post. 10 February 1970.
- "Hale debut for Bath". Western Daily Press. 15 March 1972.
External links
- Martin Hale at ESPNscrum