Barbarian Men
Peter John Wheeler
Hooker
Matches
Points
Country
England
Playing Record
Games
24 Jan 1976 | National Stadium | Barbarians | 19 | 7 | Australia XV |
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02 Jun 1976 | Thunderbird Stadium | Barbarians | 34 | 15 | British Columbia |
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12 Jun 1976 | Stanley Park | Barbarians | 29 | 4 | Canada |
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04 Sep 1976 | Arms Park | Barbarians | 0 | 0 | Cardiff Centenary 7s |
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07 Mar 1974 | Franklin's Gardens | Barbarians | 40 | 7 | East Midlands |
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01 Apr 1981 | Government Stadium | Barbarians | 0 | 0 | Hong Kong 7s |
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01 Apr 1982 | Government Stadium | Barbarians | 0 | 0 | Hong Kong 7s |
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29 May 1976 | Boston (Massachusetts) | Barbarians | 40 | 12 | New England |
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16 Dec 1978 | National Stadium | Barbarians | 16 | 18 | New Zealand XV (non-cap) |
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08 Jun 1976 | Regina | Barbarians | 76 | 0 | Saskatchewan |
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25 Mar 1978 | Arms Park | Cardiff | 8 | 20 | Barbarians |
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21 Sep 1983 | The Rec | Cornwall | 7 | 32 | Barbarians |
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07 Mar 1984 | Franklin's Gardens | East Midlands | 16 | 23 | Barbarians |
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03 Oct 1979 | Friarage | Hartlepool Rovers | 10 | 62 | Barbarians |
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28 Mar 1978 | Rodney Parade | Newport | 13 | 0 | Barbarians |
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28 Mar 1975 | Recreation Ground | Penarth | 11 | 21 | Barbarians |
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31 Mar 1975 | St Helen's | Swansea | 12 | 13 | Barbarians |
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Statistics
Peter John Wheeler
Peter John Wheeler was born in London on 26 November 1948 and educated at Brockley County School. He played 350 times for Leicester at hooker and captained the club to cup final success. After initially pursuing a career as an insurance broker, Peter Wheeler became chief executive of Leicester in 1996. Between 1975 and 1984 he gained 41 caps for England and captained his country five times in the 1983/84 season. He toured with the British Isles to New Zealand in 1977 and South Africa in 1980, making 24 appearances, including seven tests. In 1974 he scored a hat-trick of tries on his Barbarian debut against East Midlands and went on to play 17 times for the Club. In 1976 he captained the side against Saskatchewan at Regina on the tour of Canada and in 1981 was a member of the squad that won the Hong Kong Sevens at the first attempt.
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