Date of birth | 13 March 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Moa Mua Maliepo (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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]
Maliepo's brother, Moa, plays internationally for Romania.[17]