Patricia Maliepo
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| Born | 13 March 2003 Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Moa Mua Maliepo (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Five-eighth | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Patricia Maliepo (born 13 March 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union and rugby league player. She currently plays as a five-eighth for NZ Warriors in the NRLW. She was formerly a first five-eighth for Auckland and New Zealand.[1]
NZ Warriors
Maliepo debuted for Auckland in the Farah Palmer Cup as a 16-year-old in 2019.[2] She impressed for the New Zealand Barbarians in 2020 against the Black Ferns.[2] In 2021 she was named in the Blues women's squad for their historic Super Rugby match.[3][4] She later made her Black Ferns debut off the bench when they played England in Exeter and appeared in three of four test matches against England and France.[1][5][6]
Maliepo played for the Blues against the Chiefs in the first-ever women's Super Rugby match in New Zealand on 1 May 2021.[7][8] On 3 November 2021, She was named in the Blues squad for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki competition.[9][10]
Maliepo was named in the Blues starting line up for their first game, she scored a try against Matatū in their 21–10 victory.[11][12] She also started in their 0–35 thrashing by the Chiefs Manawa in the final round.[13][14]
Maliepo was initially named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series but was ruled out due to concussion.[15][16]
She made her debut for NZ Warriors in July 2025[17]