We are delighted to welcome highly experienced prop forward Peter Altham back to the Club after a seven year absence. Peter lives in Lytham St Annes and is a lecturer in rugby studies at Myerscough College. He’s a popular figure at the Woodlands and his move back to the Club will be lauded by supporters.
Peter is a product of Wharfedale’s youth development system, is profoundly deaf and was a mainstay of the England Deaf squad over many years. He made his National League debut for his hometown club in 2007-8 and is one of three exceptional rugby playing brothers, with Joe and George mainstays of the Greens’ front row.
Peter joined Fylde during their 2009-10 campaign and forced his way into the 1st XV squad immediately. He played a major role in the Club’s Championship winning 2010-11 season and proved more than comfortable in National One in the succeeding 2011-12 and 2012-13 campaigns.
He started the 2013-14 season at the Woodlands before switching to Preston Grasshoppers in January 2014. He made 115 appearances for Fylde before going on to play in more than 170 games in National League (Two) and the North Premier division for ‘Hoppers despite missing the entire 2019-20 campaign with a serious injury. Add in many County Championship appearances for Lancashire, and a handful for his native Yorkshire at U’20s level before he joined Fylde, and you have a measure of his great contribution to Northern rugby.
Peter (6’ & 120kg) has proved a powerful, hard working, technically skilled and incredibly durable tighthead prop over a long career. He’s also developed excellent coaching skills when working as a community coach with another Fylde/Hoppers legend, Alan Holmes, at the then Fylde Academy in the 2011-13 period and five years experience on Myerscough College’s Rugby programmes.
Welcome back Peter!
