Peter Hewat

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Peter Hewat (born 17th March 1978, Inverell, NSW) is an Australian rugby union player contracted to the NSW Waratahs.

1 Youth
2 2005
3 2006
4 Career Statistics
5 Records and Achievements
6 External Links

[edit] Youth

Originally from Inverell in north-west NSW, Hewat is a product of Brisbane's renowned Rugby nursery, Nudgee College. In spite of this, he didn't play his first game until the age of 14. A natural athlete, within a year he was playing in the first XV alongside Queensland Red Elton Flatley.

He moved onto to Australian U21 duties in 1998, before representing Australia at Sevens from 2001 to 2003.

[edit] 2005

2005 can only be described as a watershed year in the career of Peter Hewat.

The leading Super 12 pointscorer in his debut year, his 10 tries broke Scott Staniforth’s Waratah record for tries in a season. He also smashed Matthew Burke's NSW record for points in a season, finishing with 243 points from 17 games during 2005.

Almost unbelievably, Hewat came into 2005 with just two state caps and five points to his name. An electrifying and unpredictable fullback cum winger, he missed just one match for the season, when he was rested from the Waratahs clash with the Romanian Barbarians on the Gulf Air development tour of Eastern Europe. On top of this, Hewat played two games for Australia A and captained Manly to within one win of the Tooheys New Cup Grand Final.

[edit] 2006

In the game against the Blues in round seven of the Super 14, Hewat moved on to second on the all-time pointscorers list for the Waratahs, his 28 point haul in the match seeing him move on to 359 points to surpass Marty Roebuck who held the spot with 337 points. Only Matt Burke (1147) has scored more points for New South Wales.

In the same match he also equalled Burke's record for scoring 100 season points in seven Super matches.

In round eight against the Cheetahs, Hewat's 27 point haul saw him surpass 300 Super points. Two rounds later, against the Brumbies, Hewat surpassed the 400 point mark for NSW.

Hewat's haul of points in the round 14 match v Hurricanes at Aussie Stadium saw him register 177 points for the season - establishing a record for the most Super Rugby points in a season.

Peter's outstanding form in the 2006 Tooheys New Cup saw him awarded the Ken Catchpole Medal for 2006.

The telling impact Peter can have on a match was again evident when he came on as a replacement in the APC match against the Western Force. Pete came on as a replacement in the second half and scored a quick-fire 17 points in the space of 20 minutes, equalling the record for the most points in a match by a replacement, previously set by Tim Kelaher.

[edit] Career Statistics

Position: Fullback / Wing Physical: 191cm, 100kg Born: 17.3.78, Inverell, NSW Club: Manly Provincial Caps: 33 Provincial Points: 450 (20t, 70c, 70p) Provincial Debut: 2004 v Scotland Super 12/14 Caps: 27 Super 12/14 Points 365 (15t, 47c, 65p) Super 12/14 Debut: 2005 v Chiefs Test Caps: - Test Points: - Test Debut: -