Bill Peden
Encyclopedia
Billy Peden, is an Australia
n former rugby league
footballer.
Peden played for the Newcastle Knights
in the NRL competition
and London Broncos in the European Super League
.
Bill Peden's position of choice was in the second row. He could also operate at lock-forward or at hooker.
Peden is now the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Harlequins Rugby League. He signed a three year deal to work under Brian McDermott
at the London
club.
Bill made his film debut as an extra in the closing scenes of the 1988 Yahoo Serious
film Young Einstein
.
He is a former car mechanic. Peden has also had a coaching role with his former club Newcastle Knights
.
Peden scored two tries in Newcastle's
2001 Grand Final win over Parramatta
.
In 2011, the Cessnock club's centenary year, Peden was named at on the bench in a Cessnock 'Team of the Century'.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer.
Peden played for the Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
in the NRL competition
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
and London Broncos in the European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
.
Bill Peden's position of choice was in the second row. He could also operate at lock-forward or at hooker.
Peden is now the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach at Harlequins Rugby League. He signed a three year deal to work under Brian McDermott
Brian McDermott
Brian G. McDermott is an English professional rugby league football coach and former player. He started as Head Coach of Harlequins RL of Super League on 8 July 2006 and departs on 4 September 2010.-Biography:...
at the London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
club.
Bill made his film debut as an extra in the closing scenes of the 1988 Yahoo Serious
Yahoo Serious
Yahoo Serious , born Greg Pead , is an Australian film actor, director and score composer. He is best known for his 1988 comedy Young Einstein. He also created Reckless Kelly in 1993 and Mr. Accident in 2000...
film Young Einstein
Young Einstein
Young Einstein is an Australian comedy film directed by and starring Yahoo Serious, released in 1988.-Plot:Albert Einstein, the son of an apple farmer in Tasmania in the early 1900s, splits a beer atom with a chisel in order to add bubbles to beer, discovers the theory of relativity and travels to...
.
He is a former car mechanic. Peden has also had a coaching role with his former club Newcastle Knights
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
.
Peden scored two tries in Newcastle's
Newcastle Knights
The Newcastle Knights are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Newcastle, New South Wales. They compete in Australasia's premier rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
2001 Grand Final win over Parramatta
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
.
In 2011, the Cessnock club's centenary year, Peden was named at on the bench in a Cessnock 'Team of the Century'.