Rona Peters

Rona Peters

Personal information
Born	(1988-05-21) 21 May 1988 (age 35) Auckland, New Zealand
Height	156 cm (5 ft 1 in)
Weight	81 kg (12 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position	Lock, Prop, Halfback, Five-eighth
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2018–19 Brisbane Broncos 8 3 0 0 12 2022 Gold Coast Titans 2 0 0 0 0 Total 10 3 0 0 12 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2003–15 New Zealand 2016–19 Queensland 4 0 0 0 0 2019–21 Māori All Stars 2 0 0 0 0
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

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

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

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

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

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

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

1. "Mariu-Peters family bragging rights on line in Warriors-Broncos clash". NRL.com. 19 September 2018.
2. "Rona Peters". NRL.
3. "Peters: Most exciting part of the year". The Women's Game. 19 June 2018.
4. "End of era for Kiwi Ferns". NZ Warriors. 15 July 2013.
5. "New Zealand's answer to the Burgess clan". NRL. 7 November 2014.
6. "Rule change slams door on Kiwi Ferns' short-lived Origin stint". NRL. 23 May 2019.
7. "Anzac Test - Five Vodafone Warriors". NZ Warriors. 26 April 2015.
8. "Queensland Women's 2016 team". QRL. 10 June 2016.
9. "Women's Nationals the perfect Origin appetiser". NRL. 29 May 2018.
10. "Kiwi Stars Join Broncos NRLW Squad". Brisbane Broncos. 28 June 2018.
11. "New eligibility rules for Women's State of Origin". QRL. 18 April 2019.
12. "Four debutantes named for Maroons women's Origin". NRL. 6 June 2019.
13. "Where the NRLW grand final will be won and lost". NRL. 3 October 2019.
14. "Holcim Cup round 1 preview". QRL. 31 July 2020.
15. "Lenarduzzi hoping Broncos bashers come back for more". NRL. 2 October 2020.
16. "Peters' powerhouse effort voted best tackle of Women's Origin". NRL. 17 November 2020.
17. "Boost for Maroons preparations with extended squad named". QRL. 20 April 2021.
18. "McGregor, Harden to lead talented teams". NRL. 20 February 2021.

External links

• NRL profile