Ariana Bayler (born 14 December 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for the Black Ferns internationally and was a member of their 2021 Rugby World Cup champion squad. She also plays for Chiefs Manawa in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition and represents Waikato provincially.
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| Date of birth | 14 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Waihi, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Biography edit
2013–2015 edit
Bayler attended Hamilton Girls' High School and made her Farah Palmer Cup debut for Waikato as a 16-year-old in 2013. She has suffered three ACL injuries in her career since 2015.[1][2]
2020 edit
In 2020 she played for the New Zealand Barbarians[3] against the Black Ferns and then later for the Probables against the Possibles.[4][5]
2021 edit
Bayler was named in the Black Ferns squad for their end of year tour of England and France; she featured in all four test matches.[6][7][8] She made her international debut in the Black Ferns 100th test match, she came off the bench against England in Exeter on 31 October 2021.[9][10][11]
The Chiefs named her in their squad for the inaugural season of Super Rugby Aupiki.[12] Bayler was also in the initial team that beat the Blues at Eden Park in the historic first women's Super Rugby match in New Zealand.[13]
2022 edit
Bayler was named in the Black Ferns squad for the 2022 Pacific Four Series.[14] She was recalled into the squad for the August test series against the Wallaroos for the Laurie O'Reilly Cup.[15] She was selected for the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup 32-player squad.[16][17]
References edit
- ^ Payne, Natasha (7 October 2021). "Rugby: Rookie Ariana Bayler overcomes nightmare injury run to achieve Black Ferns dream". Newshub. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Pearson, Joseph (12 November 2021). "Black Ferns rookie Ariana Bayler fights back after three ACL injuries to live test dream". Stuff. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Powell, Jennie (12 November 2020). "Teams named for Black Ferns v NZ Barbarians". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Possibles v Probables named for Black Ferns trial match". NZ Herald. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Possibles v Probables named for Black Ferns trial match". allblacks.com. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "12 debutants named in 34-player Black Ferns squad - thesportsupdater.com". 6 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "34-player Black Ferns squad named for Test series". allblacks.com. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns name youthful squad for European tour". 1 News. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Rugby: Black Ferns name four debutants in starting XV for historic England test". NZ Herald. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ Ekin, Kim (30 October 2021). "Black Ferns name nine debutants for long-awaited 100th test". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Nine debutants in Black Ferns squad". RNZ. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Waitomo Chiefs Manawa 2022 Squad". Chiefs. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "Chiefs women's side named for historic Super Rugby match". NZ Sports Wire. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
- ^ "31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series". allblacks.com. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series". allblacks.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named". RNZ. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.