New Zealand back rower Terrell Peita played in Major League Rugby during the 2022 season. He reprensented the New England Free Jacks for his entire MLR career.

Although only 21 when he joined New England, Peita had already featured for Auckland in New Zealand’s National Provincial Championship a number of times as well as representing their U19 side. He plays his club rugby with Ponsonby, and has already been selected for the Blues U20 and All Blacks U20 squads in his young career.

The New England Free Jacks announced the signing of Peita in November 2021 ahead of the 2022 season. The young back row started 8 of his 10 appearances for the Free Jacks in his debut season, scoring 1 try and runniong for over 300m gained in possession while completing 65 tackles. Peita was initially signed on a 3yr deal through the 2024 MLR season, but headed back to New Zealand after the 2022 campaign to rejoin Auckland, scoring 4 tries in 5 games during the 2022 NPC. Although he has represented Auckland, Manawatu, and Northland in the NPC since leaving the Free Jacks, he has not returned to MLR.