Jasmine Peters (born 7 July 2002) is an Australian professional

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footballer who currently plays for the

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in the

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. A , she previously played for the

Gold Coast Titans The Gold Coast Titans are a professional rugby league football club, based on the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia. The club competes in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australia and New Zealand's national rugby league club competition. The ...

Background

Peters was born in

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and is of

Torres Strait Islander Torres Strait Islanders () are the Indigenous Melanesian people of the Torres Strait Islands, which are part of the state of Queensland, Australia. Ethnically distinct from the Aboriginal people of the rest of Australia, they are often groupe ...

and

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descent. She played her junior rugby league for Norths Devils Mackay and attended

Mackay North State High School Mackay North State High School is located in the Mackay region, Queensland, Australia and was established in 1964 with an enrolment of 209 students in years eight and nine. The school motto is 'Meliora ''Meliora'' is a Latin adjective meanin ...

Playing career

Early years

Originally a junior soccer player, Peters switched to rugby league with the assistance of her father Marco, hiding the switch of sports from her mother Paula. In 2019, Peters played for the

Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs The Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Belmore, a suburb in the Canterbury-Bankstown region of Sydney. They compete in the NRL Telstra Premiership, as well as competitions facilit ...

in the

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competition and represented the Queensland under-18 side at just 16 years old. In 2020, she played for the North Queensland Gold Stars in the QRL Women's Premiership, playing one game before the competition was cancelled due to

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. In 2021, she represented the Indigenous All Stars and Queensland under-19. In August 2021, she signed with the

2022

In February, Peters again played for the Indigenous All Stars against the Māori All Stars. In June, she started at fullback and scored a try in the Gold Stars' QRLW Grand Final win over the

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. In Round 2 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her

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debut for the Titans against the

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. She played five games in the Titans' inaugural season, scoring four tries. She returned for the 2022 NRL Women's season, playing three games.

2023

On 10 April, Peters signed with the

team on a three-year contract.

References

External links

NQ Gold Stars profile
2002 births Australian female rugby league players Indigenous Australian rugby league players Rugby league centres Torres Strait Islanders Australian people of Filipino descent Living people {{Australia-rugbyleague-bio-stub