Death of a Salford and Wales star
PETER BANNER August 1948 - June 2025
By DOUG THOMSON
PETER BANNER was a wily and popular scrum-half who won the league title with Salford and helped Leeds to a Challenge Cup final either side of representing Wales in the 1975 World Cup.
Small in stature but a gutsy and resilient performer who had a Newport-born grandfather, the Rochdalian played in all but one of Wales' eight ties in the five-nation tournament, which took place at various venues over eight months and in which Les Pearce's side finished third with three wins from eight matches.