Ariana Bayler

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.

Ariana Bayler
Date of birth (1996-12-14) 14 December 1996
Place of birthWaihi, New Zealand
Height1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight60 kg (132 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021–Present Chiefs Manawa 1 (0)
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2013–Present Waikato 38 (47)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2021–  New Zealand 4 (0)
Medal record
Representing  New Zealand
Women's rugby union
Rugby World Cup
Gold medal – first place2021 New ZealandTeam competition

Biography

2013–2015

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

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

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

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][16] She was selected for the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup 32-player squad.[17][18]

References
  1. Payne, Natasha (7 October 2021). "Rugby: Rookie Ariana Bayler overcomes nightmare injury run to achieve Black Ferns dream". Newshub. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  2. 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.
  3. Powell, Jennie (12 November 2020). "Teams named for Black Ferns v NZ Barbarians". 4 The Love Of Sport. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  4. "Possibles v Probables named for Black Ferns trial match". NZ Herald. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  5. "Possibles v Probables named for Black Ferns trial match". allblacks.com. 4 November 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  6. "12 debutants named in 34-player Black Ferns squad - thesportsupdater.com". 6 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  7. "34-player Black Ferns squad named for Test series". allblacks.com. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  8. "Black Ferns name youthful squad for European tour". 1 News. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  9. "Rugby: Black Ferns name four debutants in starting XV for historic England test". NZ Herald. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  10. Ekin, Kim (30 October 2021). "Black Ferns name nine debutants for long-awaited 100th test". www.rugbypass.com. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  11. "Nine debutants in Black Ferns squad". RNZ. 30 October 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  12. "Waitomo Chiefs Manawa 2022 Squad". Chiefs. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  13. "Chiefs women's side named for historic Super Rugby match". NZ Sports Wire. 28 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2022.
  14. "31-strong Black Ferns squad named for home June Test series". allblacks.com. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  15. "Black Ferns named for O'Reilly Cup Test series". allblacks.com. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  16. Brown, Roger (15 August 2022). "2022 Laurie O'Reilly Cup Black Ferns Vs Wallaroos " When Does It Start, Live Streams And Schedule"". thedailyrugby.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
  17. "Black Ferns squad locked in for Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  18. "Black Ferns Rugby World Cup squad named". RNZ. 13 September 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
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