| Birth name | Peter A. Anton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1850-06-25)25 June 1850 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Errol, Perth and Kinross,Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 10 December 1911(1911-12-10) (aged 61) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Kilsyth,Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Peter Anton (25 June 1850 – 10 December 1911) was aScotland internationalrugby union player who representedScotland in the1872–73 Home Nations rugby union matches.[1]
Anton was a divinity student at theUniversity of St Andrews.[2] He played as a forward forSt. Andrews.[3] He played for the team in theScottish Unofficial Championship.[4]
He played in the Home Nations match in the 1872–73 season against England. This was the home match on 3 March 1873 atHamilton Crescent,Glasgow.[5] Years later, Anton described the international 'as hard an international that has ever been played'.[2]
Anton became a minister in the Church of Scotland. He wrote books on history, curling, angling, religion, and literature.[6]