Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly

Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Newcastle Knights in the NRL Women's Premiership. Her positions are five-eighth, fullback and wing.

Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly
Personal information
BornRotorua, New Zealand[1]
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight69 kg (10 st 12 lb)
Playing information
PositionFive-eighth, Fullback, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2021– Newcastle Knights 5 1 0 0 4
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2020 Kiwi Ferns 1 2 0 0 8
2022 Māori All Stars 1 2 0 0 8
As of 4 March 2022
Source: [2]

Background

Born in Rotorua, New Zealand, Stephens-Daly is of Māori descent.[3]

Playing career

Early years

Stephens-Daly started her career playing rugby sevens and rugby union.[4] In 2014, she played for the Waikite rugby union team.[5] She represented the Bay of Plenty Volcanix side from 2015 to 2019, only missing 2018.[6][7] In November 2018, she was named in the New Zealand Maori Ferns train-on squad.[8] In 2019, she played for the Whakarewarewa rugby union side.[9] In 2020, she played for the Upper Central Stallions in the inaugural NZRL National Women's Championship.[4][10] In November 2020, she represented the Kiwi Ferns against the Fetū Samoa invitational side, scoring two tries in the Kiwi Fern's 28-8 victory.[11] In December 2020, she won the Kiwi Ferns Rookie of the Year award.[12] In December 2021, she signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[13]

2022

In February, Stephens-Daly played for the Māori All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars,[14] scoring the team's only points with two tries in their 8-18 loss.[15] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[16]

References
  1. "Rookie watch: Remember the name Autumn-Rain". National Rugby League. 19 January 2022.
  2. "Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly - Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org.
  3. "Autumn-Rain Stephens hits back for the Maori All Stars". The Sydney Morning Herald.
  4. "Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly".
  5. "Rugby: Is this the best try celebration ever?". NZ Herald.
  6. "The rise of the BOP Volcanix continues". NZ Herald.
  7. "Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly | New Zealand Rugby History". www.rugbyhistory.co.nz.
  8. "All Stars ideal Indigenous pathway for Young and youngsters". National Rugby League. 6 November 2018.
  9. "Whakarewarewa too good for Mount Maunganui". NZ Herald.
  10. "Upper Central Zone Rugby League - Congratulations to the following players named for the Upper Central Stallions team playing in the 2020 North Island Championship. | Facebook". www.facebook.com.
  11. "Rookie leads Kiwi Ferns to win over Samoa". National Rugby League. 7 November 2020.
  12. League, Asia Pacific Rugby (16 December 2020). "Fisher-Harris and Rota 2020 New Zealand Rugby League Players of the Year".
  13. "Knights finalise NRLW squad with signings of Queensland-based players". Newcastle Knights. 3 December 2021.
  14. "Maori v Indigenous All Stars: Both sides 1-18 with no late changes". National Rugby League. 12 February 2022.
  15. "Maori Women's v Indigenous Women's". National Rugby League.
  16. "Late mail: 1-17 confirmed for opening NRLW game". Newcastle Knights. 27 February 2022.
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