Austin Dias
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| Full name | Austin Dias | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 20 May 1998 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 198 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 113 kg (17 st 11 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 10 July 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Dias (born 20 May 1998) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League.
He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL.
Background
[edit]Dias played his junior rugby league for Taniwharau Rugby League Club
Dias is a committed Christian.
Career
[edit]Wests Tigers
[edit]Dias made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers against the New Zealand Warriors in round 16 of the 2022 NRL season. Wests would go on to lose the match 22-2. Dias became Wests Tigers player no. 258.[2][3] Dias played a total of eight games for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the Wooden Spoon for the first time.[4]
Manly-Warringah
[edit]On 21 October 2022, Dias signed a one-year contract to join Manly-Warringah ahead of the 2023 season.[5] Manly have re-signed Dias for the 2024 NRL season.[citation needed]
Representative honours
[edit]In February 2023, Dias was selected to represent the Māori All Stars in a match against the Indigenous All Stars.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Dias delighted ahead of 'home' debut". Wests Tigers. 2 July 2022.
- ^ "Round 16 NRL Team lists". NRL.com. 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". www.abc.net.au.
- ^ "Tamou's Cowboys homecoming firms as Broncos re-sign QLD hopeful — Transfer Whispers". www.foxsports.com.au.
- ^ "From high school to Māori All Stars for Manly team-mates". www.seaeagles.com.au. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.
External links
[edit]- Tigers profile (Archived: 26 October 2022)
- Sea Eagles profile
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