Keith Peters (rugby league)

{{short description|PNG international rugby league footballer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}

{{EngvarB|date=April 2022}}

{{Infobox rugby league biography

|name = Keith Peters

|fullname = Keith Peters

|image = KEITH_PETERS.jpg

|caption =

|position = {{Rlp|HK|HB}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1986|5|25}}

|birth_place = Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea

|height = {{convert|1.78|m|ftin|abbr=on}}

|weight = {{convert|89|kg|stlb|abbr=on}}

|club1 = Penrith Panthers

|year1start = 2006

|year1end = 09

|appearances1 = 10

|tries1 = 1

|goals1 = 0

|fieldgoals1 = 0

|points1 = 4

| teamA = {{nowrap|PNG Prime Minister's XIII}}

| yearAstart = 2005

| yearAend = 09

| appearancesA = 5

| triesA = 1

| goalsA = 0

| fieldgoalsA = 0

| pointsA = 4

| teamB = Papua New Guinea

| yearBstart = 2007

| yearBend = 09

| appearancesB = 8

| triesB = 1

| goalsB = 0

| fieldgoalsB = 0

| pointsB = 4

| updated = 9 November 2023

| source =

}}

Keith Peters (born 25 January 1986) is a Papua New Guinean former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Penrith Panthers in the NRL. Peters had also captained Papua New Guinea at international level.

Peters moved from Papua New Guinea to Australia in 1993 aged 7 and played his junior rugby league for Cambridge Park.{{cite web|last=Queensland Rugby League|authorlink=Queensland Rugby League|title=Cool Peters Inspires PNG Team|work=qrl.com.au|date=2009-10-29|url=http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=5055|accessdate=2009-11-09|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120222061755/http://www.qrl.com.au/display.php?pg_id=5055|archivedate=22 February 2012 }} He attended Patrician Brothers College Blacktown until 2004. He has played several games for the Penrith Panthers, but in 2009 spent most of his time with their feeder club Windsor.{{fact|date=April 2022}}

Peters was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/08/03/png-name-preliminary-squad.aspx |title=PNG name preliminary squad |publisher=RLWC.com |date=2008-08-01 |accessdate=2008-08-06 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100410150913/http://www.rlwc08.com/news/news/archive/2008/08/03/png-name-preliminary-squad.aspx |archivedate=2010-04-10 }}

Peters was named in the PNG squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/7669326.stm|title=Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy|publisher=BBC|date=2008-10-14|accessdate=2008-10-14}} Peters was named as part of the Papua New Guinea squad for the 2009 Pacific Cup.[http://www.thenational.com.pg/?q=node/1554 Kumuls named] The National, 12 October 2009