Martin Hale Explained

Martin Hale
Full Name:Peter Martin Hale
Birth Date:12 August 1943
Birth Place:Birmingham, England
Death Date:12 November 2022 (aged 79)
Position:Wing
Repyears1:1969–70
Repcaps1:3
Reppoints1:0

Peter Martin Hale (12 August 1943 - 2022) was an English rugby union international.

Hale was born in Birmingham and educated at Solihull School.[1]

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.[2] He earned a further two caps in the 1970 Five Nations Championship.[3] During this period, he rebuffed an approach to play rugby league for Swinton.[4] He continued his rugby union career at Bath in 1972.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Peter Martin Hale (Jago, 1952-60) . www.silhillians.net . 28 November 2022.
  2. News: Paradise at Moseley grounded . . 30 January 1971.
  3. News: England axe Martin Hale . . 10 March 1970.
  4. News: Swinton chase Martin Hale . The Birmingham Post . 10 February 1970.
  5. News: Hale debut for Bath . . 15 March 1972.