Shaun Stevenson
Shaun Stevenson (born 14 November 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for North Harbour in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the Chiefs in the international Super Rugby competition.[1][2][3][4]
| Full name | Shaun Tualaulelei Stevenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 14 November 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb; 14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Auckland Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Early career
Born in North Shore, in the Auckland suburbs, Stevenson attended Auckland Grammar School where he played first XV rugby for 3 years. During his high school years he also played for local Super Rugby franchise, the Blues at under-18 level.[4]
Senior career
Stevenson started out his provincial career with Hamilton-based side Waikato in 2015. He debuted in a match against Tasman on 14 August 2015 and went on to start in all 10 games during the season, scoring 4 tries in the process. He won the Waikato Supporters Club player of the year award as a reward for his fine debut season.[4] 2016 was not such a happy year for him as a MCL knee injury 38 minutes into the opening match of the season ruled him out for the rest of the year.
In October 2016 it was announced that Stevenson would join newly promoted Mitre 10 Cup Premiership side North Harbour for 2017, a move that would take him back to his place of birth.[5]
Super Rugby
His debut season at provincial level brought him to the attention of local Super Rugby franchise, the Chiefs, who named him in their wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He debuted in the opening match of the campaign, a New Zealand derby against the Crusaders, before a shoulder injury suffered in that game ruled him out for several weeks. In total he played 6 times and scored 2 tries in 2016. This was enough to see him promoted to the Chiefs main squad for 2017.[3]
International
Stevenson was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2014 and was also a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side which finished 5th in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship where he scored 5 tries in 4 appearances.[6][7][8]
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 8 December 2016[2]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 2016 | Chiefs | 6 | 2 | 4 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 6 | 2 | 4 | 178 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | |
References
- "Shaun Stevenson Waikato Player Profile". Mooloo Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Shaun Stevenson itsrugby.co.uk Player Statistics". itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- "Chiefs 2017 Squad Guide" (PDF). All Blacks.com. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Shaun Stevenson Chiefs Player Profile". Chiefs Rugby. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Exciting Waikato backs Shaun Stevenson and Jordan Trainor to move north". Rugby Heaven. 17 October 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "Shaun Stevenson All Blacks Player Profile". All Blacks.com. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
- "Younger brothers of All Blacks named in under-20s squad". New Zealand Herald. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- "New Zealand Schools and Barbarian Schools teams named". All Blacks.com. 24 September 2014. Retrieved 8 December 2016.