Peter Sterling

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Sterling
Occupation	Rugby Player
Date Of Birth	Jun 16, 1960(1960-06-16)
Age	64
Birthplace	Australia
Country	Australia
Horoscope	Gemini

Peter Sterling Biography

Peter Sterling is one of the most popular and richest Rugby Player who was born on June 16, 1960 in Australia, Australia. Australian rugby league legend who is considered one of the greatest halfbacks of all time who won four NSWRFL Premierships with the Parramatta Eels in the 80’s. He won the Golden Boot Award in 1987 and is a member of the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame.

He won three of his four NSWRFL Premierships under Eels head coach Jack Gibson.

He commenced his playing career at the age of fourteen when he joined the Wagga Wagga Kangaroo Panthers in 1974. As a teenager he spent several years living at RAAF Base Wagga, where his father was serving as a dental technician. Sterling then moved to Sydney, where he attended the Patrician Brothers’ College on a scholarship.

He joined the Parramatta Eels in 1978 making his first appearance as a Fullback during the 1978 finals series, and played his first game as the Eels halfback in the 17–11 Minor-Semi replay loss to eventual premiers Manly. After a few games at Five-eighth in 1979, Sterling shifted to halfback and established himself as a player to watch in 1980. 1981 saw the Jack Gibson coached Eels win their first Grand Final with a 20–11 win over the Tommy Raudonikis led Newtown Jets, with Sterling’s superb skill and control one of the decisive factors. He made his State of Origin début for NSW in the 1981 State of Origin game, setting up a try for Mick Cronin, though the Wally Lewis led Queenslanders turned a 10-point half time deficit into a 7-point, 22–15 win. Sterling himself admitted he was a surprise choice for NSW as he had only made his representative début a few weeks earlier when he played for City Seconds and rated himself as fifth in line for the NSW job. He was selected over his long-time rival for the NSW halfback spot, Canterbury-Bankstown’s Steve Mortimer who had debuted for Australia in their two test series win over France only weeks before the Origin game.

He has a daughter named Hannah with his wife Selina.

Peter Sterling Net Worth

Peter Sterling is one of the richest Rugby Player from Australia. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Sterling 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began playing for the Wagga Wagga Kangaroo Panthers in 1974 at age fourteen.

He was a member of the Australian national rugby league team which won every match on the 1982 Kangaroo Tour, earning the nickname “The Invincibles.”

Peter Maxwell John Sterling OAM (born 16 June 1960) nicknamed Sterlo, is an Australian rugby league commentator, television personality and former player. He was one of the all-time great halfbacks and a major contributor to Parramatta Eels’ dominance of the New South Wales Rugby League premiership in the 1980s. Sterling played eighteen Tests for the Australian national team between 1982 and 1988. He also played in thirteen State of Origins for New South Wales, winning man of the match on four occasions. He played in four premiership-winning sides with Parramatta in 1981–1983 and 1986 and has been inducted into the Australian Rugby League Hall of Fame. His time spent playing for English club Hull F.C. also earned him membership in their hall of fame.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Peter Sterling Dating?

According to our records, Peter Sterling married to Selina Sterling. As of December 1, 2023, Peter Sterling’s is not dating anyone.

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While playing for Hull in the early part of 1985, Sterling led the team into the 1985 Challenge Cup Final against Wigan, which also included a number of internationals such as; fullback Gary Kemble, wingers Dane O’Hara and James Leuluai and his halves partner Fred Ah Kuoi (all NZ), centre Garry Schofield (GB), Parramatta second-rower John Muggleton (Aus), and goal kicking forward (and Hull captain) Lee Crooks (GB), Sterling played scrum-half in Hull FC’s 24–28 defeat by Wigan in the 1985 Challenge Cup Final during the 1984–85 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 4 May 1985, in front of a crowd of 99,801, in what is regarded as the most marvellous cup final in living memory, which Hull narrowly lost after fighting back from 12–28 down at half- time, with Sterling’s Parramatta halves partner Brett Kenny (playing for Wigan) was voted man of the match winning the Lance Todd Trophy. Sterling, who produced a great game in both attack and defense, had gone into the game as one of the shortest priced favourites to win the Lance Todd Trophy, with bookmakers in Hull allegedly (according to BBC commentator Ray French during the telecast of the Cup Final) refusing to field any more bets on Sterling in the week leading up to the game.

Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Rugby Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Australia. Peter Sterling celebrates birthday on June 16 of every year.

1986 saw Sterling almost carry a clean sweep of the major awards – except the Rothmans Medal – and win the inaugural Clive Churchill Medal in Parramatta’s fourth Grand Final victory, reversing the 1984 result with a 4–2 win over Canterbury-Bankstown to send the retiring Mick Cronin and team captain Ray Price out as premiership winners. 1986 also saw the Parramatta with their own home ground for the first time since over-excited fans had burned down the old Cumberland Oval grandstand during the 1981 Grand Final celebrations. Between 1982 and 1985 the club was forced to play home games at Canterbury-Bankstown’s home ground, the Belmore Sports Ground, but in 1986 the new Parramatta Stadium was opened by Queen Elizabeth II and Sterling set about making the venue his own personal playground.

What happened Peter Sterling?

Legendary NRL commentator Peter Sterling has announced up on his decision to step down from his media commitments after a 30-year career in television. Legendary commentator Peter Sterling has opened up on his decision to quit his media commitments after a 30-year career in television.

Is Peter Sterling married with children?

Sterling lives on the Central Coast with his wife, Selina, and 18-year-old daughter, Hannah.

Who did Peter Sterling married?

Selina Sterling

How old is sterlo?

61 years (June 16, 1960)

Why is Sterling retiring?

Speaking about his decision to retire after the 2021 season, Sterling said it just feels like the right time. “It was just time for me,” he told 4BC on Tuesday. “I’m 61, we’ve been doing this 30 years, that’s half my life.