Peter Bracken

Peter Bracken (born 1 December 1977) is a rugby union coach and former player. He played as a prop, primarily at tighthead.

In his formative rugby years he played for Tullamore RFC and also at St. Andrew's College, Dublin, which he attended on Scholarship.

Bracken initially begun his career with Munster Rugby and Bohemians RFC, and later joined Connacht Rugby for whom he played with for five seasons. During this time, he also featured in the AIL with Galwegians RFC. In 2005, he moved to the English Premiership to play for London Wasps, who, with Bracken, won an Anglo-Welsh Cup in 2006, and a Heineken Cup in 2007. Bracken featured heavily in the campaign and came on as a substitute in the final as Wasps defeated Leicester Tigers 25-9. He joined Bristol Rugby in 2007, although injury limited the number of games he played, and was subsequently released in January 2009. He joined Harlequins for the remainder of the 2008-2009 season, before joining Newport Gwent Dragons in October 2009. His final season as a professional was in the French D2 with US Carcassonne in 2010-11.

Peter Bracken (rugby league)

Peter Bracken (born 1931) was an Australian rugby league player from the 1950s.

A St George Dragons junior from Arncliffe, New South Wales, Peter Bracken played President's Cup for St. George in 1950 and was graded the following year. Bracken played one full season of first grade for the St George Dragons in 1953, replacing the previous year's halfback Ron Stanton. The highlight of his Dragons career was his selection in the 1953 Grand Final against the South Sydney Rabbitohs.

After 17 games, this was his last season with the club. He transferred to Parkes, New South Wales in 1954 and Captain/coached the local team and later in 1954, Bracken played against England in the combined Western Division team. Parkes won the Group Eleven competition in 1954 under the coaching of Bracken.

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