Patricia Maliepo

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Patricia Maliepo
Date of birth (2003-03-13) 13 March 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Notable relative(s) Moa Mua Maliepo (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) First-five-eighth
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019– Auckland 15 (139)
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021– Blues Women 3 (11)
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2021– New Zealand 3 (2)

Patricia Maliepo (born 13 March 2003) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She is a first five-eighth for Auckland and New Zealand. [1]

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Rugby career

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]

Personal life

Maliepo's brother, Moa, plays internationally for Romania. [17]

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References

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  10. ↑ "Exciting nib Blues Super Rugby Aupiki Squad Announced". Blues Rugby. 4 November 2021. Retrieved 22 August 2022.
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  13. ↑ "Experienced pair return for key clash for nib Blues". superrugby.co.nz. 18 March 2022. Retrieved 23 August 2022.
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  16. ↑ "Injury replacements called into Black Ferns". allblacks.com. 19 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
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