Owen Stephens

Owen Stephens
Personal information
Full name Owen George Stephens
Nickname Noddy
Born 9 January 1947 (1947-01-09) (age 65)
Paeroa, New Zealand
Playing 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

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Owen_Stephens/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 
  2. ^ "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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