Teddy Stanaway

Teddy Stanaway
Birth name Teddy Zachery Berwyn Pai Stanaway-Teo
Date of birth (1989-08-03) 3 August 1989
Place of birth Auckland, New Zealand
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
School Papakura High School
Saint Kentigern College
Occupation(s) Athlete
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop/hooker
Current team All Blacks 7's
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009−11
2014−		 Auckland
Bay of Plenty		 8
8		 (5)
(15)
Correct as of 21 October 2016
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
2009 New Zealand U-20 2 (10)
National sevens team(s)
Years Team Comps
2015-2018 New Zealand 8

Teddy Zachery Berwyn Pai Stanaway-Teo (born 3 August 1989 in Rotorua, New Zealand) is a professional rugby player (outside back) contracted by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Stanaway made his debut for the senior Auckland rugby team in 2009 against Counties Manukau in a pre-season game, and was part of the full squad for the 2009 Air New Zealand cup[1] where he continued to play through to 2011. He went on to represent Bay of Plenty rugby union making his BOP Steamers debut in 2014. Stanaway is now a part of the All Blacks 7's squad where he has been involved in 3 HSBC world series campaigns and was named in the rugby 7's squad to represent New Zealand at the Rio Olympic.

He captained the Cook Islands at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship.[2] The following year he was selected for the New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team which won the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship held in Tokyo, Japan.

Teddy went to school at Papakura High School before changing to Saint Kentigern College. While at school Teddy made several Auckland junior rugby teams ranging from under 13 to under 18 as well as the Northern Regions Reprisentative team. He was a member of the Saint Kents 1st XV during the years of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. After graduating from Saint Kent's with Honours, Teddy became a member of the Auckland Rugby Academy and started playing senior rugby for the University club in the Auckland Premier grade.

Of Māori descent, Stanaway affiliates to the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Teddy Stanaway". www.aucklandrugby.co.nz. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  2. ↑ "Team tracker: Rugby sevens". Nzherald.co.nz. 5 July 2016. Retrieved 5 July 2016 – via New Zealand Herald.
  3. ↑ "43 Māori athletes to head to Rio Olympics". Te Karere. 5 August 2016. Retrieved 6 August 2016.
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