Petersen began his career with the Marist Old Boys club in Christchurch and in 1919 was first selected to represent Canterbury.[4] He made the South Island side in 1919, 1920 and 1921.
In 1922 Petersen was called up to the All Blacks and he played in eight games for New Zealand, although he did not appear in any Test matches.[4]
In 1924 Marist Old Boys became locked in a dispute with the Canterbury Rugby Union and quit, instead fielding rugby league and soccer teams. Petersen followed the club, taking up rugby league.
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Petersen made an immediate impact and was one of the six Marist Old Boys players who were selected to represent New Zealand that season. In total, Petersen played in three Test matches for New Zealand in rugby league. He captained Cantebury in 1925 and played for the South Island in 1926.[3]
Petersen was part of the 1926–1927 tour of Great Britain that was marred by strike and he was one of the seven players suspended for life by the New Zealand Rugby League on his return.[4] The ban was lifted in 1962, one year after Petersen's death.
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Upon his death in 1961, the Press wrote a lengthy obituary detailing his skills as a rugby and rugby league player. It was mentioned that his nickname have been "Big Pete".[5]
Referencesedit
^"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.[permanent dead link]
^PETERSEN, Louis Charles 1924 – 27 – Kiwi #162 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machinenzleague.co.nz
^""Lou" Peterson Was Among Finest Forwards Of All Time". Press, Volume C, Issue 29551. 28 June 1961. p. 11. Retrieved 30 September 2021.
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petersen, louis, charles, petersen, april, 1897, june, 1961, dual, code, rugby, footballer, represented, zealand, rugby, union, rugby, league, personal, informationfull, namelouis, charles, petersenborn, 1897, april, 1897akaroa, zealanddied25, june, 1961, 1961. Louis Charles Petersen 2 19 April 1897 25 June 1961 was a dual code rugby footballer who represented New Zealand in rugby union and rugby league Lou PetersenPersonal informationFull nameLouis Charles PetersenBorn 1897 04 19 19 April 1897Akaroa New ZealandDied25 June 1961 1961 06 25 aged 64 Christchurch New ZealandPlaying informationWeight81 kg 12 st 11 lb Rugby unionPositionLoose forwardClubYears Team Pld T G FG P19 1924 Marist Old BoysRepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1919 1923 Canterbury 191921 1923 New Zealand 0 0 0 0 0Rugby leaguePositionSecond rowClubYears Team Pld T G FG P1924 1926 Marist Old BoysRepresentativeYears Team Pld T G FG P1924 1926 Canterbury1924 27 New Zealand 3 1 0 0 31926 South Island 1Source 1 Scrum com Contents 1 Early Years 2 Rugby Nion Career 3 Rugby league Career 4 Death 5 ReferencesEarly Years editPetersen served with the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in World War I and it was here that he developed his football skills playing for the Trench team 3 Rugby Nion Career editPetersen began his career with the Marist Old Boys club in Christchurch and in 1919 was first selected to represent Canterbury 4 He made the South Island side in 1919 1920 and 1921 In 1922 Petersen was called up to the All Blacks and he played in eight games for New Zealand although he did not appear in any Test matches 4 In 1924 Marist Old Boys became locked in a dispute with the Canterbury Rugby Union and quit instead fielding rugby league and soccer teams Petersen followed the club taking up rugby league Rugby league Career editPetersen made an immediate impact and was one of the six Marist Old Boys players who were selected to represent New Zealand that season In total Petersen played in three Test matches for New Zealand in rugby league He captained Cantebury in 1925 and played for the South Island in 1926 3 Petersen was part of the 1926 1927 tour of Great Britain that was marred by strike and he was one of the seven players suspended for life by the New Zealand Rugby League on his return 4 The ban was lifted in 1962 one year after Petersen s death Death editUpon his death in 1961 the Press wrote a lengthy obituary detailing his skills as a rugby and rugby league player It was mentioned that his nickname have been Big Pete 5 References edit Statistics at rugbyleagueproject org rugbyleagueproject org 31 December 2017 Retrieved 1 January 2018 permanent dead link PETERSEN Louis Charles 1924 27 Kiwi 162 Archived 1 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine nzleague co nz a b Coffey John Canterbury XIII Christchurch 1987 a b c Louis Petersen allblacks com Lou Peterson Was Among Finest Forwards Of All Time Press Volume C Issue 29551 28 June 1961 p 11 Retrieved 30 September 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lou Petersen amp oldid 1178189429, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
