Peter Walton (born 3 June 1969)[1] is an English-born rugby union player who won 24 caps playing in the back-row for the Scottish rugby union side between 1994 and 1999, despite uncertainty as to whether he was eligible for Scotland, given a lack of Scottish ancestry.
He was educated at Merchiston Castle School, and played club rugby for both Northampton Saints and Newcastle Falcons.
[3] Under World Rugby rules, the clauses in Regulation 8, Guideline 17 can be taken to pertain to international eligibility in schooling cases.
[4] The specific 'schooling' clauses state: For the avoidance of any doubt, seeking to rely on short periods of Residence as a child in a particular country, combined with a short period of Residence in that same country prior to playing for a Union, is likely to create a link that would be too tenuous to satisfy the underlying intentions of establishing a contemporary, permanent, national link with a Union.
[8] World Rugby still assess each case on their individual merits and the demonstration of a genuine, close, credible and established national link is key.