Date of birth | September 30, 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Lower Hutt, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jackie Patea-Fereti (born 30 September 1986) is a New Zealand rugby union player from the Petone Rugby Club. She played 18 tests for the Black Ferns between 2012 and 2019. She was a member of the 2014 Rugby World Cup squad in France. She also plays for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Wellington provincially.
Patea-Fereti made her Black Ferns test debut against England on 23 November 2012.[1] She was selected in the New Zealand squad for the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup.[2]
Patea-Fereti was recalled into the Black Ferns squad in 2018 and featured in their two test matches against Australia.[1][3][4] In November, she also played in two test matches against France.[5]
Patea-Fereti signed with the Hurricanes for the inaugural Super Rugby Aupiki season in 2022.[6][2]
Patea-Fereti was named 2023 Hurricanes Poua captain for the second season.[7][8]