Ross Peltier

Personal information
Born	(1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32) Bradford, West Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	17 st 2 lb (109 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2013–16 Keighley Cougars 37 10 0 0 40 2017–19 Bradford Bulls 64 19 0 0 76 2020–21 Doncaster 18 5 0 0 20 2022 Dewsbury Rams 9 1 0 0 4 2022 → Hunslet (loan) 3 0 0 0 0 Total 131 35 0 0 140 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2011–22 Jamaica 11 3 0 0 12
Source: [1] [2] As of 1 December 2022

Ross Peltier (born 24 April 1992) is a former Jamaican international rugby league footballer who last played as a prop for Hunslet in RFL League 1, on loan from the Dewsbury Rams in the RFL Championship. ^[3] He is a Green Party politician.

Background

Peltier was born in Bradford, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

Bradford

Following a stint at the Keighley, Peltier signed with Bradford on a two-year deal beginning in the 2017 season. ^{[4] [5]}

2017 - 2017 Season

Peltier featured in the pre-season friendlies against Huddersfield and Keighley.

Peltier featured in Round 1 ( Hull Kingston Rovers) to Round 2 ( Rochdale Hornets) then in Round 6 ( Batley). He was injured for Rounds 7-13. He played in Round 14 ( London Broncos) to Round 20 ( Halifax) then in Round 23 ( Swinton Lions). He featured in the Championship Shield Game 1 ( Toulouse Olympique) to Game 7 ( Rochdale Hornets). Peltier also played in the 2017 Challenge Cup in Round 4 ( Featherstone Rovers). At the end of the season Peltier signed a two-year extension with the Bradford club.^{[ citation needed]}

2018 - 2018 Season

Peltier featured in the pre-season friendlies against Halifax RLFC, Sheffield Eagles, Toronto Wolfpack and Keighley.

He featured in Round 1 ( York City) to Round 6 ( Workington Town) then in Round 8 ( Doncaster R.L.F.C.) to Round 21 ( North Wales Crusaders). He also played in Round 23 ( Keighley Cougars) to Final ( Workington Town). Peltier played in the 2018 Challenge Cup in Round 3 ( West Wales Raiders) to Round 5 ( Warrington).^{[ citation needed]}

2019 - 2019 Season

Peltier featured in Round 10 ( Halifax R.L.F.C.) to Round 11 ( Barrow) then in Round 13 ( Toronto Wolfpack). Ross played in Round 16 ( Batley) to Round 22 ( York City) then in Round 25 ( Dewsbury Rams) to Round 27 ( Rochdale Hornets). Peltier played in the 2019 Challenge Cup in Round 5 ( Featherstone Rovers) to Quarter Final ( Halifax R.L.F.C.). Following financial troubles at Bradford, Peltier signed for Doncaster R.L.F.C.^{[ citation needed]}

Dewsbury Rams

On 15 October 2021, it was reported that he had signed for Dewsbury in the RFL Championship. ^[6]

Statistics

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

International career

Peltier made his international début for Jamaica in 2011, during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers. He featured off the bench in the 20-4 win against South Africa and the 4-40 loss against the United States.^{[ citation needed]}

Peltier featured in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup qualifiers. He started at prop in the 14-20 defeat by the United States. He scored two tries against the United States. Peltier also started in the 18-all draw with Canada, this draw meant that Jamaica could not qualify for the World Cup.^{[ citation needed]}

In 2016 Peltier featured in the record 68-16 win against Ireland, this victory is the biggest win to date for the Jamaican side. Peltier scored against Ireland. He also featured in the 16-all draw against Wales.^{[ citation needed]}

Peltier also featured in the test match against France in a warm up before the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.

Political career

On 2 June 2021, Peltier was selected to be the Green Party candidate for the 2021 Batley and Spen by-election. ^[7] However, the party later deselected him as a candidate after it was revealed he sent offensive tweets when he was 19. ^[8]

References

External links

• Bradford Bulls profile
• Bulls profile
• Jamaica profile