| Jake Paringatai | |
| Birth Date: | 1980 4, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Paraparaumu, New Zealand |
| Weight: | 106kg (234lb) |
| School: | Kāpiti College |
| Ru Position: | Loose forward |
| Repyears1: | 2004–06 |
| Repteam1: | Maori All Blacks |
| Years1: | 2007–08 |
| Years2: | 2009–12 |
| Clubs1: | Munster |
| Clubs2: | Fukuoka Sanix Blues |
| Points1: | 0 |
| Points2: | 10 |
| Apps1: | 2 |
| Apps2: | 30 |
| Superyears1: | 2007 |
| Superyears2: | 2013 |
| Province1: | Northland |
| Province2: | Poverty Bay |
| Provinceyears1: | 2004–07, 2013 |
| Provinceyears2: | 2014 - |
| Superapps1: | 4 |
| Superapps2: | 6 |
| Superpoints1: | 0 |
| Superpoints2: | 0 |
| Provinceapps1: | 53 |
| Provincepoints1: | 30 |
| Repcaps1: | 5 |
| Reppoints1: | 5 |
| Ru Ntupdate: | 18 June 2006 |
Jake Paringatai (born 13 April 1980) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a loose forward. Paringati currently plays for Poverty Bay in the Heartland Championship.[1] He has played Super Rugby for the [2] [3] and the Crusaders.[4]
Paringatai also formally represented Northland, Munster[5] and Fukuoka Sanix Blues.
Problems off the field earlier in his career, which included breaches of team protocol and culminated in a criminal charge when he was found guilty of groping a woman inside a bar during 2007 where as a result was fined $12,500,[6] curtailed any aspirations he may have had of achieving higher honours, of which he had previously been touted for.[7]