Liz Patu (born 15 July 1989) is an

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player. She made her international debut against

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in 2014. She plays Prop for the

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in the

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competition.

Biography

Patu was born in

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but was raised in her native

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. She later migrated to

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in 2004. She was selected for the Wallaroos 2014 Rugby World Cup squad. Patu also competed at the 2017 Rugby World Cup in

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. In 2018 she was named as captain ahead of their Test series against New Zealand. Patu played against

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who had not played a game since 2017. She featured again for Australia in 2019 against New Zealand in two test matches. In 2019 Patu was given a six-week ban for biting

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team-mate

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in a

match. Patu was named in Australia's squad for the

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. She was named in the

squad for a two-test series against the

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for the

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. Patu appeared in her third, and final, Rugby World Cup when she was selected in the team for the delayed

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in New Zealand. She later announced her retirement from the Wallaroos in December.

References

External links

Wallaroos Profile
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