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Owen Stephens Personal information Full name Owen George Stephens Nickname Noddy Born 9 January 1947
Paeroa, New ZealandPlaying information Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) Weight 12 st 6.2 lb (79.0 kg; 174.2 lb) Rugby union Position Wing Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1967–1967 Club ≤1968–≥1968 Athletic Rugby Club Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1966–1967 Bay of Plenty 1967–1970 Wellington ≥1970–≤1975 New South Wales 1968 New Zealand 1 0 0 0 0 1973–1974 Australia 5 2 0 0 8 Rugby league Position Wing Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1970–≤1973 Club 1975–1975 Parramatta Eels 1975–1975 Wakefield Trinity 1977–1977 Parramatta Eels Total 0 0 0 0 0 Source: rugbyleagueproject.org Owen George 'Noddy' Stephens (born 9 January 1947 in Paeroa) is an New Zealander former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1960s and '70s who at representative level has played rugby union (RU) for New Zealand, Australia, Bay of Plenty, Wellington, and New South Wales, and at club level for Athletic Rugby Club, playing at Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and at club level has played rugby league (RL) for Parramatta Eels (twice), and Wakefield Trinity, playing at Wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.[1] Owen Stephens was a student at Tauranga Boys' College, he left New Zealand in 1970 and switched codes from rugby union to rugby league, he was reinstated back into rugby union while in Australia, but he later changed codes again to play rugby league. Only three players have played rugby union at Test match level for both New Zealand and Australia, they are; Des Connor, Ted Jessep and Owen Stephens.
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International honours
Owen Stephens won a cap for New Zealand in the 12-19 defeat to France at Eden Park, Auckland on 10 August 1968, and won caps for Australia in 1973 against Tonga (2 matches), and Wales, and in 1974 against New Zealand (2 matches).
Genealogical information
Owen Stephens' father played rugby league in the 1930s for Auckland, and also played in England.[2]
References
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Owen_Stephens/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ "Profile at stats.allblacks.com". stats.allblacks.com. 2010-12-31. http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=838. Retrieved 2011-01-01.
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Categories:- 1947 births
- Australia international rugby union players
- Bay of Plenty rugby union players
- Living people
- New South Wales Waratahs rugby union players
- New Zealand international rugby union players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- New Zealand rugby union players
- Parramatta Eels players
- People from the Waikato Region
- Rugby league wingers
- Rugby union wings
- Wakefield Trinity Wildcats players
- Wellington rugby union players
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