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]
Peters, one of twins, is a native of Nausori. [2]
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]