Langi Peters
| Full name | Langi Daniel Peters | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 3 April 1979 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Suva, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 7 in (201 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 257 lb (117 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Langi Daniel Peters (born 3 April 1979) is a Fijian former rugby union international.[1]
Biography
[edit]Peters, one of twins, is a native of Nausori.[2]
Rugby career
[edit]A 6 ft 6 in lock, Peters played a season of New Zealand provincial rugby with Wairarapa Bush in 2006 and was a member of their Meads Cup-winning side. After first playing in France in 2008, Peters competed for various clubs in the country's lower divisions on a contract basis and at the age of 44 won a Fédérale 1 title with Stade Langonnais in 2023.[3]
Peters made five capped appearances for Fiji between 2005 and 2007, debuting off the bench against Samoa in Apia.[4] He was ruled out of contention for the 2007 Rugby World Cup when he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament.[2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Seru, Maikeli (22 October 2021). "Peters make impact return". The Fiji Times.
- ^ a b "Rugby. Ancien international fidjien, le colosse Langi Peters détonne à Caen". actu.fr (in French). 12 October 2023.
- ^ "Fijian trio help French club win 5th division title". The Fiji Times. 22 June 2023.
- ^ Koroiwasa, Waisale (29 September 2021). "Peters says age has no barrier". The Fiji Times.
External links
[edit]- Langi Peters at ESPNscrum