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The five-eighth for the Warriors women's side admits she's yet to fully wrap her head around the game of rugby league

The five-eighth for the Warriors women's side admits she's yet to fully wrap her head around the game of rugby league

9 August 2025

Patricia Maliepo ... a former Black Ferns and Blues rugby playmaker ... will start against the Bulldogs in Sydney tonight, having made an eye-catching start to her NRLW career.

Maliepo says her transition between codes hasn't been seamless.

Kickoff's at quarter past seven, with the two men's sides following from 9.35pm.

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