On 17th March 1984 Peter captained the England
team against Wales containing five other
Leicester
Tigers players (Hare, Underwood, Woodward,
Cusworth and Youngs).
That was his final appearance
for his country.
Career Record: Played 41: Won 17, Drew 2, Lost 22.
1980 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 24-9 (FN)
1980 v France (Paris) W 17-13 (FN)
1980 v Wales (Twickenham) W 9-8 (FN)
1980 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 30-18 (FN)
1981 v Wales (Cardiff) L 21-19 (FN)
1981 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 23-17 (FN)
1981 v Ireland (Dublin) W 10-6 (FN)
1981 v France (Twickenham) L 16-12 (FN)
1982 v Australia (Twickenham) W 15-11
1982 v Scotland (Murrayfield) D 9-9 (FN)
1982 v Ireland (Twickenham) L 16-15 (FN)
1982 v France (Paris) W 27-15 (FN)
1982 v Wales (Twickenham) W 17-7 (FN)
1983 v France (Twickenham) L 19-15 (FN)
1983 v Scotland (Twickenham) L 22-12 (FN)
1983 v Ireland (Dublin) L 25-15 (FN)
1983 v New Zealand (Twickenham) W 15-9
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1984 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 18-6 (FN)
1984 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 12-9 (FN)
1984 v France (Paris) L 32-18 (FN)
1984 v Wales (Twickenham) L 24-15 (FN)
Won 4 British Lions Caps in 1980 v South
Africa.
Member of 1980 Grand Slam team.
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Peter Wheeler pictured above playing for the
Rugby Writers Association XV on
27th. November 1977. Photo George Herringshaw. ©
1975 v France (Twickenham) L 27-20 (FN)
1975 v Wales (Cardiff) L 20-4 (FN)
1976 v Australia (Twickenham) W 23-6
1976 v Wales (Twickenham) L 21-9 (FN)
1976 v Scotland (Murrayfield) L 22-12 (FN)
1976 v Ireland (Twickenham) L 13-12 (FN)
1977 v Scotland (Twickenham) W 26-6 (FN)
1977 v Ireland (Dublin) W 4-0 (FN)
1977 v France (Twickenham) L 4-3 (FN)
1977 v Wales (Cardiff) L 14-9 (FN)
1978 v France (Paris) L 15-6 (FN)
1978 v Wales (Twickenham) L 9-6 (FN)
1978 v Scotland (Murrayfield) W 15-0 (FN)
1978 v Ireland (Twickenham) W 15-9 (FN)
1978 v New Zealand (Twickenham) L 16-6
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1979 v Scotland (Twickenham) D 7-7 (FN)
1979 v Ireland (Dublin) L 12-7 (FN)
1979 v France (Twickenham) W 7-6 (FN)
1979 v Wales (Cardiff) L 27-3 (FN)
1979 v New Zealand (Twickenham) L 10-9
Won 3 British Lions Caps in 1977 v New
Zealand.
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