# Leonard Peters
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{{Short description|US international rugby union & league player}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2024}}
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|12|26}}
| birth_place = [Fagaalu](/source/Faga'alu%2C_American_Samoa), [American Samoa](/source/American_Samoa)
| height = {{convert|6|ft|1|in|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|215|lb|kg|abbr=on}}
| position = Flanker
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| clubs1 = [Aspen](/source/Gentlemen_of_Aspen_RFC)
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| repteam1 = [USA](/source/United_States_national_rugby_union_team)
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| repsevensyears1 = 2009-Present
| repsevensteam1 = [USA 7s](/source/United_States_national_rugby_sevens_team)
| repsevenscomp1 = [IRB Sevens](/source/IRB_Sevens_World_Series)
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'''Leonard Peters''' (born December 26, 1981) is an [American football](/source/American_football) [safety](/source/Safety_(American_football_position)) and a [rugby](/source/rugby_union) player. He was originally signed by the [New York Jets](/source/New_York_Jets) as an [undrafted free agent](/source/undrafted_free_agent) in 2007 and was on the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) practice squad. He played [collegiately](/source/college_football) at [Hawaii](/source/Hawaii_Warriors_football). Peters performed as a Polynesian dancer in his native Hawai'i, which includes twirling flaming knives.[[http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=207627 "Jets rookie safety makes presence known"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071002071659/http://www.sportingnews.com/yourturn/viewtopic.php?t=207627 |date=2007-10-02 }}] He has also represented the [USA Tomahawks](/source/USA_Tomahawks) in [rugby league](/source/rugby_league).[{{Cite web|url=http://www.amnrl.com/news/peters-debut|title = Tips regarding supplementation | American National Rugby League - Rugby league in the United States}}]
==American Football Career==
===College===
Peters played in 50 games for the [University of Hawaiʻi](/source/University_of_Hawai%CA%BBi) at safety, making 290 tackles, defending 20 passes, recording 7 interceptions and two sacks.
===Professional===
Peters was signed to the [Chicago Bears](/source/Chicago_Bears) practice squad on October 3, 2007.[[https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/chi/chicago-bears Chicago Bears Transactions - 2007]] He was released by the Bears on August 30, 2008.[{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/transactions/_/name/chi/chicago-bears|title = 2021 Chicago Bears Transactions}}]
==Move to Rugby union==
Peters has decided to move to [rugby union](/source/rugby_union), a sport from which American football is derived. He was selected for the [US 7's](/source/United_States_national_rugby_sevens_team) for the [2009 World Games](/source/2009_World_Games) in Taiwan.[{{Cite web |url=http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090719/SPORTS18/907190366/Peters+named+to+U.S.+rugby+squad |title=Peters named to U.S. rugby squad |access-date=2009-07-20 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090727121631/http://www.honoluluadvertiser.com/article/20090719/SPORTS18/907190366/Peters+named+to+U.S.+rugby+squad |archive-date=2009-07-27 |url-status=dead }}] He showed well enough in the [2009 World Games](/source/2009_World_Games) to have been selected to the [USA Squad](/source/United_States_national_rugby_sevens_team) for the first two legs of the 2009-10 [IRB Sevens World Series](/source/IRB_Sevens_World_Series) to compete in Dubai and George, South Africa.[{{cite web |url=https://gulfnews.com/sport/rugby/peters-does-rugby-changing-lanes-1.551162 |title=Peters does rugby: Changing lanes |publisher=Gulf News |date=10 December 2009 |access-date=1 November 2022}}] He has been able to turn his success at sevens into a selection to the [United States National Rugby Union Team](/source/United_States_national_rugby_union_team) for the 2010 [Churchill Cup](/source/Churchill_Cup).
==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090806064853/http://www.irb.com/irbsevens/news/newsid=2032919.html#nfl+star+peters+crosses+over+sevens Leonard Peters on IRB official Site]
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Category:1981 births
Category:Living people
Category:American football safeties
Category:American rugby league players
Category:American rugby union players
Category:American Samoan rugby league players
Category:American Samoan rugby union players
Category:American people of Samoan descent
Category:Sportspeople of Samoan descent
Category:Chicago Bears players
Category:Gentlemen of Aspen RFC players
Category:Hawaii Rainbow Warriors football players
Category:Male rugby sevens players
Category:New York Jets players
Category:People from Faga'alu
Category:Players of American football from American Samoa
Category:Rugby league players from American Samoa
Category:United States national rugby league team players
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