Kahurangi Peters
Personal information
Born (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994
Auckland, New Zealand
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018 New Zealand Warriors 1 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2013–17 New Zealand 8 1 0 0 4
2019 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP
As of 10 November 2020

Kahurangi Peters (born 23 February 1994) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.

Primarily a prop, she represented New Zealand at the 2013 and 2017 Women's World Cup tournaments.

Background

Born in Auckland, Peters is of Māori descent.[1] Her older sisters, Hilda and Rona, are also New Zealand Test representatives.[2]

Playing career

In 2013, Peters represented New Zealand at the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[3]

On 9 November 2014, Peters played for New Zealand in their 12–8 win over Australia, alongside her sisters Hilda and Rona.[4]

In 2017, she represented New Zealand at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[5]

On 1 August 2018, Peters joined the New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership team.[6] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors in a 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.[7][8]

On 15 February 2019, she started at prop for the Māori All Stars in their 8–4 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[9]

References

  1. "Sacred acts & footy". Athletes Voice. 26 September 2018.
  2. "Mariu-Peters family bragging rights on line in Warriors-Broncos clash". NRL. 19 September 2018.
  3. "Kiwi Ferns start title defence". NZ Warriors. 5 July 2013.
  4. "New Zealand's answer to the Burgess clan". NRL. 7 November 2014.
  5. "Kiwi Ferns named". NZ Warriors. 13 October 2017.
  6. "Vodafone Warriors unveil NRL women's premiership squad". NZ Warriors. 1 August 2018.
  7. "Custom Match List - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
  8. "Club's first women's team named". NZ Warriors. 15 September 2018.
  9. "Maori game brings siblings together for rare occasion". NRL. 13 February 2019.
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