Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 13 March 2003||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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As of 21 October 2025 |
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]
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]
Maliepo's brother, Moa, plays internationally for Romania. [18]