Peter Stringer

Peter Stringer

Stringer warming up with Munster.
Full name	Peter Alexander Stringer
Date of birth	(1977-12-13) 13 December 1977 (age 39)
Place of birth	Cork, Ireland
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb)
School	Presentation Brothers College, Cork
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Scrum-half
Amateur clubs Years Club / team
Professional / senior clubs Years Club / team Caps (points) 1998–2013 2011–12 2012 2013–15 2015–present Munster → Saracens (loan) → Newcastle (loan) Bath Sale 230 11 5 62 29 (55) (5) (5) (25) (0) Correct as of 16 November 2016
National team(s) Years Club / team Caps (points) 2000–11 2009–10 2000–11 Ireland Wolfhounds Barbarians 98 3 2 (30) (0) (0) Correct as of 14 Jun 2013

Peter Alexander Stringer (born 13 December 1977 in Cork, Ireland) is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum-half for Sale. He is 1.70m (5' 7") tall and weighs in at just over 72 kg (11 st 5 lb).

Stringer made his Munster debut against Ulster on 3 October 1998, in an Irish Inter-Provincial Championship game. He made his Heineken Cup debut for Munster against Perpignan on 10 October 1998.

He was Munster's first-choice scrum-half for the 2000 Heineken Cup Final against Northampton Saints, a game which Munster lost 8–9. Stringer was again at scrum-half for Munster in the 2002 Heineken Cup Final against Leicester Tigers, which Leicester won 15–9. This game also involved the infamous 'Hand of Back' incident, in which Neil Back, the Leicester flanker, knocked the ball out of Stringer's hands during his put-in to a Munster scrum near the Leicester try-line, ultimately denying Munster any chance of a comeback [1].

Stringer's first silverware with Munster came in February 2003, when they secured the 2002–03 Celtic League. He was also Munster's scrum-half when they beat Llanelli Scarlets to win the Celtic Cup in May 2005.

Stringer played a key role for Munster during the 2005–06 Heineken Cup, helping the team reach their third final. Before the 2006 Heineken Cup Final, Stringer was criticised for not scoring enough tries. During the final, he saw that Biarritz's scrum-half, Dimitri Yachvili, was out of position, and Stringer quickly scored Munster's second try [2], helping to secure a 23–19 win, and Munster's first Heineken Cup.