Jarrad Hoeata (born 12 December 1983) is a professional rugby union player who plays for New Zealand side Taranaki.

Hoeata was born on 12 December 1983 in Tauranga where he grew up in Papamoa in the Bay of Plenty but moved to Christchurch to study for a teaching career.

Hoeata's sporting talents centred on volleyball in which he played for the New Zealand secondary schools team in regular series against Australia.

[3] After losing much of 2008 to a serious knee injury Hoeata established himself as a regular starter for Taranaki in the 2009 Air New Zealand Cup after making 12 starts to earn himself a Super Rugby contract.

In January 2018, Hoeata joined French Top 14 side Montpellier Hérault Rugby as a medical joker replacement for the injured Jacques du Plessis.