title: Peter Armstrong (rugby league)
text: # Peter Armstrong (rugby league)
  
  Peter Armstrong (1936–2019) was an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s.
  
  ## Playing career
  
  Armstrong was a hooker with the St. George Dragons who played eight seasons with the club between 1957-1964.
  
  He came into the first grade side when Ken Kearney suffered his career ending injury in 1961. Armstrong became a dual premiership winning player with the St. George Dragons, winning the premiership with them in the 1961 Grand Final and the 1964 Grand Final while deputizing for the injured Ian Walsh.
  
  He finished his career at Newtown in 1965.
  
  ## Death
  
  Armstrong died on 7 April 2019 at Tweed Heads, New South Wales.
  
  