Jacquileen Apiata

Date of birth	(1966-06-10) June 10, 1966 (age 58)
Place of birth	Invercargill, New Zealand
Height	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	64 kg (141 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, Centre Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) Canterbury (0) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1991–1995  New Zealand 5 (0)

Jacqui Stewart (née Apiata, born 10 June 1966) is a former New Zealand rugby union player. She played for New Zealand at the inaugural 1991 Women's Rugby World Cup.

Apiata grew up in Otautau where she attended Otautau School and Central Southland College.^[1] She took up rugby while studying at the University of Canterbury.

Apiata played Centre in the Black Ferns first-ever match in 1989 against the California Grizzlies in Christchurch.^[1]

At RugbyFest 1990, She played 16 games in 15 days for the University of Canterbury, Canterbury, and the Black Ferns.^[2] She later played in the first home and away tests against Australia in 1994 and 1995.

In 2018, Apiata was among several former Black Ferns who received test caps, she was given the first cap.^[1][3][4][5]

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