| Date of birth | 7 September 1998 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 176 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb; 11 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Brittany Coates (sister) Seta Tamanivalu (brother-in-law) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jade Coates (born 7 September 1998) is a New Zealand-born Fijian rugby union player.
Coates grandmother is originally from Nananu Village in Tailevu; her father was born and raised in Fiji, and moved to New Zealand with his family at the age of 14. [1] Her older sister, Brittany Coates, has represented Fiji in rugby sevens and fifteens internationally. [1]
Coates was not named in Fiji's squad for the 2021 Rugby World Cup due to injury. [2] [3]
In 2023, she joined Waikato, alongside her Fijiana teammate Bitila Tawake, in the Farah Palmer Cup in New Zealand. [4] [5]
Coates spent three seasons playing for the Fijian Drua women's side in the Super Rugby Women's competition. [6] [7] She recovered from an ankle surgery and returned to the Drua's squad for their opening match against the Queensland Reds for the 2024 season. [8]
In 2025, she was named in the Chiefs Manawa squad for the Super Rugby Aupiki season. [9] [6] On 9 August, she was named in the Fijiana side to the 2025 Women's Rugby World Cup in England. [10] [11]