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Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly (born 6 August 1996) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who plays for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL Women's Premiership.

A Шаблон:Rlp and Шаблон:Rlp, she previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRLW and for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.

Background

Born in Rotorua, New Zealand, Stephens-Daly is of Māori descent.[1]

Playing career

Early years

Stephens-Daly started her career playing rugby sevens and rugby union.[2] In 2014, she played for the Waikite rugby union team.[3] She represented the Bay of Plenty Volcanix side from 2015 to 2019, only missing 2018.[4][5] In November 2018, she was named in the New Zealand Maori Ferns train-on squad.[6] In 2019, she played for the Whakarewarewa rugby union side.[7] In 2020, she played for the Upper Central Stallions in the inaugural NZRL National Women's Championship.[2][8] 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.[9] In December 2020, she won the Kiwi Ferns Rookie of the Year award.[10] In December 2021, she signed with the Newcastle Knights to be a part of their inaugural NRLW squad.[11]

2022

In February, Stephens-Daly played for the Māori All Stars against the Indigenous All Stars,[12] scoring the team's only points with two tries in their 8-18 loss.[13] In round 1 of the delayed 2021 NRL Women's season, she made her NRLW debut for the Knights against the Parramatta Eels.[14]

In October, she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England.[15]

2023

In March, Stephens-Daly signed played for the Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki. She was one of three final signings confirmed for the side in December 2022.[16]

On 17 May, Stephens-Daly returned to rugby league, signing a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[17]

In Round 3 of the 2023 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Cowboys in their 40–12 loss to the Brisbane Broncos.[18] In Round 5, she tore her ACL in a loss to the Cronulla Sharks, ruling her out for the season.[19]

References

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External links

Шаблон:North Queensland Cowboys women's squad Шаблон:Newcastle Knights women's inaugural squad Шаблон:New Zealand 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup Squad