Hilda Peters
New Zealand rugby league footballer
Hilda Peters (born 9 August 1983) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the NRL Women's Premiership.
Primarily a winger, she is a New Zealand representative.
Background
Born in Auckland, Peters began playing rugby league when she was 19. Her younger sisters, Rona and Kahurangi, are also New Zealand Test representatives.
Peters, who is of Māori descent, has a moko kauae (a traditional Māori face tattoo) and is fluent in te reo.
Playing career
On 9 November 2014, Peters made her debut for New Zealand in their 12–8 win over Australia, playing alongside her sisters Rona and Kahurangi.
In November 2017, she was a member of New Zealand's 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup squad. On 2 December 2017, she started at second-row in New Zealand's final loss to Australia.
On 31 July 2018, she was named in the inaugural New Zealand Warriors NRL Women's Premiership squad. In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Warriors, starting on the wing and scoring a try in a 10–4 win over the Sydney Roosters.
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