Ross Peltier

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Ross Peltier
Personal information
Born (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32)
Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight17 st 2 lb (109 kg)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–16 Keighley Cougars 37 10 0 0 40
2017–19 Bradford Bulls 64 19 0 0 76
2020–21 Doncaster 18 5 0 0 20
2022 Dewsbury Rams 9 1 0 0 4
2022
Hunslet
(loan)
3 0 0 0 0
Total 131 35 0 0 140
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2011–22 Jamaica 11 3 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]
As of 1 December 2022

Ross Peltier (born 24 April 1992) is a former

Hunslet in RFL League 1, on loan from the Dewsbury Rams in the RFL Championship.[3] He is a Green Party politician
.

Background

Peltier was born in

.

Playing career

Bradford

Following a stint at the Keighley, Peltier signed with Bradford on a two-year deal beginning in the 2017 season.[4][5]

2017 - 2017 Season

Peltier featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley.

Peltier featured in Round 1 (

Halifax) then in Round 23 (Swinton Lions). He featured in the Championship Shield Game 1 (Toulouse Olympique) to Game 7 (Rochdale Hornets). Peltier also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Featherstone Rovers). At the end of the season Peltier signed a two-year extension with the Bradford club.[citation needed
]

2018 - 2018 Season

Peltier featured in the pre-season friendlies against

.

He featured in Round 1 (

York City) to Round 6 (Workington Town) then in Round 8 (Doncaster R.L.F.C.) to Round 21 (North Wales Crusaders). He also played in Round 23 (Keighley Cougars) to Final (Workington Town). Peltier played in the 2018 Challenge Cup in Round 3 (West Wales Raiders) to Round 5 (Warrington).[citation needed
]

2019 - 2019 Season

Peltier featured in Round 10 (

Halifax R.L.F.C.
). Following financial troubles at Bradford, Peltier signed for Doncaster R.L.F.C.[citation needed]

Dewsbury Rams

On 15 October 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Dewsbury in the RFL Championship.[6]

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

Season Appearance Tries Goals F/G Points
2017 Bradford Bulls 19 4 0 0 16
2018 Bradford Bulls 29 11 0 0 44
2019 Bradford Bulls 16 4 0 0 16
Total 64 19 0 0 76

International career

Peltier made his international début for

United States.[citation needed
]

Peltier featured in the

United States. He scored two tries against the United States. Peltier also started in the 18-all draw with Canada, this draw meant that Jamaica could not qualify for the World Cup.[citation needed
]

In 2016 Peltier featured in the record 68-16 win against Ireland, this victory is the biggest win to date for the Jamaican side. Peltier scored against Ireland. He also featured in the 16-all draw against Wales.[citation needed]

Peltier also featured in the test match against France in a warm up before the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Political career

On 2 June 2021, Peltier was selected to be the Green Party candidate for the 2021 Batley and Spen by-election.[7] However, the party later deselected him as a candidate after it was revealed he sent offensive tweets when he was 19.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Players". LoveRugbyLeague.
  2. ^ "Ross Peltier - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. ^ "England Knights v Jamaica". WWOS. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Boyhood Bulls fan Peltier signs two-year deal at Odsal". Bradford Telegraph and Argus.
  5. ^ "Peltier Stats for Keighley". Archived from the original on 22 November 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  6. ^ "Jamaica international Ross Peltier returns to the Championship". Love Rugby League. 15 October 2021. Retrieved 16 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Batley and Spen by-election: Green Party select rugby player". BBC News. 2 June 2021.
  8. ^ "Green Party to replace Batley and Spen by-election candidate". greenparty.org.uk. Retrieved 6 June 2021.

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