Peter Alexander Stringer (born 13 December1977) is a rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Munster and Ireland. December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1977 was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). ... Two Australian players make a heavy tackle on an England player Rugby union is a team sport that was (according to legend) developed from the rules used to play football at Rugby School in England. ... A rugby union team is made up of 15 players: eight forwards, numbered 1 to 8; and seven backs, numbered 9 to 15. ... The Irish Rugby Football Union Munster Branch (also known as Munster Rugby) is one of four branches of the IRFU, and is responsible for rugby union in the Irish province of Munster. ...
In February 2000 he made his debut for Ireland against Scotland in the Six Nations Championship. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rugby union in Scotland is administered by the Scottish Rugby Union, a founder member of the International Rugby Board in 1886 with fellow Celtic nations Ireland and Wales. ... History The Five Nations Championship, with its predecessor, the Home Championship, was the premier international rugby union tournament in the Northern hemisphere. ...
PeterStringer began last season as third-choice scrum-half with Munster but he has secured pole position in the fast-improving Ireland side.
Stringer was pole-axed by Alessandro Troncon in the closing stages of Ireland's comfortable 41-22 win and was helped off bewildered and dazed and sporting a badly bruised cheekbone.
Stringer, who put on hold a university degree course in chemistry to further his rugby education, has seen off the challenge of Brian O'Meara and Tom Tierney to claim the Ireland number nine jersey and renew a half-back partnership that goes back to under-eight level.
Stringer was back on the field after 54 minutes of that game and has started both their matches since, the notable wins over Wales and England.
But the tackle Stringer is already celebrated for in Ireland is one that owed less to pluck than resourcefulness when he felled Dan Luger after the England winger seemed to be through and heading for a crucial second-half score at Lansdowne Road three weeks ago.
Stringer says the team always thought they had a chance of beating England, particularly in front of the Lansdowne Road crowd whose support traditionally lights a furnace in the bellies of the Irish team.
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