Kahurangi Peters

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Kahurangi Peters
Personal information
Born (1994-02-23) 23 February 1994 (age 30)
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

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

Playing career

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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

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  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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