Rona Peters
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| Born | 21 May 1988 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 156 cm (5 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (12 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Prop, Halfback, Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: RLP As of 4 November 2023 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rona Peters (born 21 May 1988) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the QRL Women's Premiership and Runaway Bay Seagulls in the SEQW Premiership.
A New Zealand and Queensland representative, Peters started her career as a half before moving into the forwards. She previously played for the Brisbane Broncos in the NRL Women's Premiership, winning two Grand Finals with the club.
Background
[edit]Born in Auckland, Peters played her junior rugby league for the Papakura Sea Eagles. Her sisters, Hilda and Kahurangi, are also New Zealand Test representatives.[1]
Playing career
[edit]In 2003, Peters began playing for the Manurewa Marlins senior team as a 15-year old and was selected in the Auckland representative team.[2] Later that year, she represented New Zealand at the 2003 Women's Rugby League World Cup.[3]
In 2013, she represented New Zealand at the 2013 Women's Rugby League World Cup, starting at halfback in their 12–22 Final loss to Australia.[4] On 9 November 2014, Peters played alongside her sisters, Hilda and Kahurangi, in New Zealand's 12–8 win over Australia.[5]
In 2015, Peters moved to the Gold Coast, Queensland and joined the Burleigh Bears.[6] On 3 May 2015, Peters played her final Test for New Zealand, starting at halfback in a 14–22 loss to Australia at Suncorp Stadium.[7]
On 23 July 2016, she made her debut for Queensland in a 4–8 loss to New South Wales at Cbus Super Stadium.[8] In June 2018, she represented South East Queensland at the Women's National Championships.[9]
2018
[edit]On 28 June, Peters joined the Brisbane Broncos NRL Women's Premiership team.[10] In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Broncos in a 30–4 win over the St George Illawarra. On 30 September, she started at lock in the Broncos 34–12 Grand Final win over the Sydney Roosters.
2019
[edit]On 18 April, Peters was ruled ineligible from Women's State of Origin, as new rules introduced removed the residency rule, under which Peters qualified for Queensland.[11] This was later overturned and she was given special dispensation, as she had retired from international rugby league in 2015, before she first represented Queensland.[12]
On 6 October, she won her second NRLW Grand Final with the Broncos, starting at lock in their 30–6 win over the St George Illawarra Dragons.[13]
2020
[edit]In 2020, Peters joined the Souths Logan Magpies in the QRL Women's Premiership.[14] In October, she made herself unavailable for the 2020 NRL Women's season due to COVID-19 restrictions.[15] On 13 November, she started at prop for Queensland in their 28–18 win over New South Wales.[16]
2021
[edit]In 2021, Peters joined the Tweed Heads Seagulls.[17] On 20 February, she represented the Māori All Stars in their 24–0 win over the Indigenous All Stars.[18] 19 August 2021 Gold Coast Titans announce the signing of Peters for Gold Coast Titans NRLW Team.
References
[edit]- ^ "Mariu-Peters family bragging rights on line in Warriors-Broncos clash". NRL.com. 19 September 2018.
- ^ "Rona Peters". NRL.
- ^ "Peters: Most exciting part of the year". The Women's Game. 19 June 2018.
- ^ "End of era for Kiwi Ferns". NZ Warriors. 15 July 2013.
- ^ "New Zealand's answer to the Burgess clan". NRL. 7 November 2014.
- ^ "Rule change slams door on Kiwi Ferns' short-lived Origin stint". NRL. 23 May 2019.
- ^ "Anzac Test - Five Vodafone Warriors". NZ Warriors. 26 April 2015.
- ^ "Queensland Women's 2016 team". QRL. 10 June 2016.
- ^ "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
- ^ "Kiwi Stars Join Broncos NRLW Squad". Brisbane Broncos. 28 June 2018.
- ^ "New eligibility rules for Women's State of Origin". QRL. 18 April 2019.
- ^ "Four debutantes named for Maroons women's Origin". NRL. 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Where the NRLW grand final will be won and lost". NRL. 3 October 2019.
- ^ "Holcim Cup round 1 preview". QRL. 31 July 2020.
- ^ "Lenarduzzi hoping Broncos bashers come back for more". NRL. 2 October 2020.
- ^ "Peters' powerhouse effort voted best tackle of Women's Origin". NRL. 17 November 2020.
- ^ "Boost for Maroons preparations with extended squad named". QRL. 20 April 2021.
- ^ "McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams". NRL. 20 February 2021.
External links
[edit]- 1988 births
- Living people
- Brisbane Broncos (NRLW) players
- Gold Coast Titans (NRLW) players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- New Zealand female rugby league players
- New Zealand women's national rugby league team players
- Queensland Rugby League State of Origin Women players
- Rugby league locks
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Rugby league players from Auckland
- 21st-century New Zealand sportswomen