Peter Lupton (born 7 March 1982) is a professional rugby footballer who plays and coaches rugby league for the New York Knights in the North American Rugby League competition.
Lupton began his career playing rugby league as a , or in England and Wales. He earned selection in the Welsh national team after qualifying through 3-years residency, and later captained the team at the 2014 European Cup. In 2016, Lupton moved to Boston, United States, and played rugby union professionally and rugby league as an amateur. He was named player-coach of the Boston Thirteens for their first season as a semi-professional club in 2021.
Background Lupton was born in Whitehaven, Cumbria, England.
Career Rugby league He has previously played for Workington Town in Championship 1 and Crusaders in the Super League.
Whilst playing for the Castleford Tigers and the Crusaders, he played or .
Lupton has previously played for the London Broncos and Hull FC.
In March 2015, Lupton signed with the Barrow Raiders
In 2016, Lupton joined the Boston 13s in the USA Rugby League. He was named as coach in 2017, continuing the role in 2021 as the club joined the inaugural North American Rugby League season and turned semi-professional.
On 8 May 2026 it was reported that he had joined the reformed New York Knights.
Rugby union In the fall of 2018, Lupton signed with the New England Free Jacks in the MLR.
International Lupton was named in the Welsh squad for the 2011 Four Nations, qualifying on 3-years residency.Wales release 35-man train-on squad rleague.com, 14 September 2011 He made his début in a warm-up match against Ireland, but did not feature in the tournament.
Lupton played for at the 2013 World Cup, and captained the side at the 2014 European Cup in the absence of Craig Kopczak. In that tournament, Lupton captained the Welsh side in losses against , , and .
On 1 March 2024 he was named in the team for the test against staged in Las Vegas on 3 Mar 2024. In November of 2024, Lupton was named in the team for a two-test tour of .
References
External links (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at castigers.com Boston 13s profile London Broncos profile