Peter Provan
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Peter Provan was an Australian professional rugby league
footballer for St. George Dragons
, Balmain Tigers
and Australia.
He primarily played at Lock. Provan and his older brother, Norm Provan
, are the only pair of brothers to lead grand-final winning teams on victory laps of the Sydney Cricket Ground
; Peter Provan with Balmain and Norm Provan with St. George.
Provan began his first-grade career at St. George in 1956 and was a member of two grand-final winning sides in 1958
and 1959
.
Provan signed with Balmain in 1960 where he appeared in three grand finals during his nine-seasons with the club. He captained the team to one grand-final win, in 1969
, against South Sydney
and retired at the end of the season.
Selected for one Test, Provan played against New Zealand
in Sydney in 1963.
As part of the Australian Centenary of Rugby League celebrations in April 2008, Peter Provan and John Sattler
, captains of the 1969 grand final teams, carried the ball onto the Sydney Cricket Ground
before the Wests Tigers
and South Sydney match as the last leg of a ball-relay from Birchgrove Oval to the SCG.
After a long illness, Provan died in Sydney
on 13 May 2010.
At the time of his death Balmain Tigers Chairman David Trodden released the following statement: "The Tigers have lost one of the most famous and most respected figures in the history of our club. He led us to perhaps our greatest Grand Final win ever. For that reason alone, he will always have a very special place in our memory".
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for St. George Dragons
St. George Dragons
The St George Dragons was an Australian Rugby league football club in St George, Sydney, New South Wales that played in Australia's top-level Rugby league competition from New South Wales Rugby Football League in 1921 until 1998; in 1999 they formed a joint venture with the Illawarra Steelers,...
, Balmain Tigers
Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...
and Australia.
He primarily played at Lock. Provan and his older brother, Norm Provan
Norm Provan
Norm "Sticks" Provan is an Australian former rugby league footballer and coach. A giant of a man, he was a second-row forward with the St. George Dragons during their 11-year consecutive premiership-winning run from 1956 to 1966...
, are the only pair of brothers to lead grand-final winning teams on victory laps of the Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
; Peter Provan with Balmain and Norm Provan with St. George.
Provan began his first-grade career at St. George in 1956 and was a member of two grand-final winning sides in 1958
New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1958
1958's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-first season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Ten teams from across the city competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a grand final between St...
and 1959
New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1959
1959's New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the fifty-second season of the rugby league competition based in Sydney. Ten teams from across the city competed for the J. J. Giltinan Shield during the season, which culminated in a grand final between St. George and Manly-Warringah.-...
.
Provan signed with Balmain in 1960 where he appeared in three grand finals during his nine-seasons with the club. He captained the team to one grand-final win, in 1969
New South Wales Rugby Football League season 1969
The 1969 New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership was the sixty-second season of Sydney's professional rugby league football competition, Australia's first...
, against South Sydney
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
and retired at the end of the season.
Selected for one Test, Provan played against New Zealand
New Zealand national rugby league team
The New Zealand national rugby league team has represented New Zealand in rugby league football since intercontinental competition began for the sport in 1907. Administered by the New Zealand Rugby League, they are commonly known as the Kiwis, after the native bird of that name...
in Sydney in 1963.
As part of the Australian Centenary of Rugby League celebrations in April 2008, Peter Provan and John Sattler
John Sattler
John William Sattler is an Australian former rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s. He was a rugged Prop forward who led his club, South Sydney to four premiership victories between 1967 and 1971 and who played four tests for Australia – three as the national captain...
, captains of the 1969 grand final teams, carried the ball onto the Sydney Cricket Ground
Sydney Cricket Ground
The Sydney Cricket Ground is a sports stadium in Sydney in Australia. It is used for Australian football, Test cricket, One Day International cricket, some rugby league and rugby union matches and is the home ground for the New South Wales Blues cricket team and the Sydney Swans of the Australian...
before the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
and South Sydney match as the last leg of a ball-relay from Birchgrove Oval to the SCG.
After a long illness, Provan died in Sydney
Sydney
Sydney is the most populous city in Australia and the state capital of New South Wales. Sydney is located on Australia's south-east coast of the Tasman Sea. As of June 2010, the greater metropolitan area had an approximate population of 4.6 million people...
on 13 May 2010.
At the time of his death Balmain Tigers Chairman David Trodden released the following statement: "The Tigers have lost one of the most famous and most respected figures in the history of our club. He led us to perhaps our greatest Grand Final win ever. For that reason alone, he will always have a very special place in our memory".