Shaun Stevenson

Shaun Stevenson (born 14 November 1996) is a New Zealand rugby union player who currently plays as an outside back for in New Zealand's domestic Mitre 10 Cup and the in the international Super Rugby competition.

Early career Born in North Shore, in the Auckland suburbs, Stevenson attended Auckland Grammar School where he played first XV rugby for 3 years. During his high school years he also played for local Super Rugby franchise, the at under-18 level.

Super Rugby His debut season at provincial level brought him to the attention of local Super Rugby franchise, the Chiefs, who named him in their wider training group ahead of the 2016 Super Rugby season. He debuted in the opening match of the campaign, a New Zealand derby against the , before a shoulder injury suffered in that game ruled him out for several weeks. In total he played 6 times and scored 2 tries in 2016. This was enough to see him promoted to the Chiefs main squad for 2017. A month later, he scored the first hat-trick of his career in the big away victory 59-8 against the Melbourne Rebels, allowing the chiefs to qualify for the playoffs of the 2019 Super Rugby season.

On Week 2 of the 2023 Super Rugby season, he scored a hat-trick against Moana Pasifika. He confirmed his good start to the season on the following day when he scored twice against the Highlanders. These performances early on in the 2023 season brought a lot of attention to him with many stating he should be selected to the All Blacks.

International career Stevenson was a New Zealand Schools representative in 2014 and was also a member of the New Zealand Under 20 side which finished 5th in the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship where he scored 5 tries in 4 appearances. Stevenson made his senior test debut in a Bledisloe Cup test match on 5 August 2023 versus Australia, where he scored a try and helped the All Blacks win 23-20.

Personal life Stevenson is a New Zealander of Samoan and Māori descent (Ngāpuhi descent).

Super Rugby statistics

Season Team Games Starts Sub Mins Tries Cons Pens Drops Points Yel Red 2016 6 2 4 178 2 0 0 0 10 0 0201717314510400020002018954466000000020191183696400020002020844549300015102021106459410005002022550371200010002023171521210120006000Total 83 52 31 4576 28 0 0 0 140 1 0