| Autumn-Rain Stephens-Daly | |
| Birth Date: | 1996 8, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Rotorua, New Zealand[1] |
| Height: | 164cm (65inches) |
| Weight: | 69kg (152lb) |
| Year1start: | 2021 |
| Year1end: | 22 |
| Appearances1: | 8 |
| Tries1: | 3 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals1: | 0 |
| Points1: | 12 |
| Year2start: | 2023 |
| Appearances2: | 3 |
| Tries2: | 0 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Fieldgoals2: | 0 |
| Points2: | 0 |
| Teama: | Kiwi Ferns |
| Yearastart: | 2020 |
| Yearaend: | 22 |
| Appearancesa: | 4 |
| Triesa: | 3 |
| Goalsa: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsa: | 0 |
| Pointsa: | 12 |
| Teamb: | Māori All Stars |
| Yearbstart: | 2022 |
| Appearancesb: | 1 |
| Triesb: | 2 |
| Goalsb: | 0 |
| Fieldgoalsb: | 0 |
| Pointsb: | 8 |
| Updated: | 30 July 2024 |
| Source: | [2] |
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 and, she previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the NRLW and for Hurricanes Poua in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition.
Born in Rotorua, New Zealand, Stephens-Daly is of Māori descent.[3]
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]
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]
In October, she was selected for the New Zealand squad at the delayed 2021 Women's Rugby League World Cup in England.[17]
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.[18]
On 17 May, Stephens-Daly returned to rugby league, signing a two-year contract with the North Queensland Cowboys.[19]
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.[20] In Round 5, she tore her ACL in a loss to the Cronulla Sharks, ruling her out for the season.[21]