Patricia
Maliepo
Rugby union convert Patricia Maliepo received a Kiwi Ferns call-up at the end of a super NRLW rookie season with the Warriors in 2025.
Just 16 when she debuted for Auckland in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2019, Maliepo was a regular at first five-eighth for the Blues in Super Rugby Aupiki and played 10 Tests for the Black Ferns from 2021-24.
Maliepo was superb in nine NRLW appearances for the Warriors in 2025, scoring four tries and kicking 17 goals, and racking up 32 tackle-breaks.
The strongest indication of the impact the 23-year-old made in her first rugby league season came in the form of her selection at five-eighth in the peer-voted RLPA Dream Team.
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Patricia
Maliepo
Rugby union convert Patricia Maliepo received a Kiwi Ferns call-up at the end of a super NRLW rookie season with the Warriors in 2025.
Just 16 when she debuted for Auckland in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2019, Maliepo was a regular at first five-eighth for the Blues in Super Rugby Aupiki and played 10 Tests for the Black Ferns from 2021-24.
Maliepo was superb in nine NRLW appearances for the Warriors in 2025, scoring four tries and kicking 17 goals, and racking up 32 tackle-breaks.
The strongest indication of the impact the 23-year-old made in her first rugby league season came in the form of her selection at five-eighth in the peer-voted RLPA Dream Team.
PROFILE
Height M
175
WEIGHT KG
82
DOB
12 Mar 03
HIGHLIGHTS
Test matches
1
Test points
6
New Zealand Warriors
Biography
Last updated:
October 29, 2025
Rugby union convert Patricia Maliepo received a Kiwi Ferns call-up at the end of a super NRLW rookie season with the Warriors in 2025.
Just 16 when she debuted for Auckland in the Farah Palmer Cup in 2019, Maliepo was a regular at first five-eighth for the Blues in Super Rugby Aupiki and played 10 Tests for the Black Ferns from 2021-24.
Maliepo was superb in nine NRLW appearances for the Warriors in 2025, scoring four tries and kicking 17 goals, and racking up 32 tackle-breaks.
The strongest indication of the impact the 23-year-old made in her first rugby league season came in the form of her selection at five-eighth in the peer-voted RLPA Dream Team.
2025 Season
