Martin Hale

Martin Hale

Full name	Peter Martin Hale
Born	(1943-08-12)12 August 1943 Birmingham, England
Died	12 November 2022 (aged 79)
Rugby union career
Position Wing International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1969–70 England 3 (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]

See also

• List of England national rugby union players

References

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

External links

• Martin Hale at ESPNscrum (archived)