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Date of birth | [1] | 24 March 2002||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Colin Stephens (Father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iwan Stephens (born 24 March 2002) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff.
Born in Leeds, Stephens began playing rugby league as an 11 year-old but also played rugby union for his local club Morley and was in the academy of Leeds Tykes until the age of fifteen. He is also a qualified joiner. [3] [4]
Stephens left Super League side Leeds Rhinos to join the academy at Newcastle Falcons in September 2020. [5] Stephens scored a try on debut for Newcastle Falcons against Harlequins in September 2021. [6] [7] He followed that up with a try in his second match, against Bath Rugby the next weekend and was named in the Rugby Premiership team of the week. [8] In April 2022, he signed a new two-year contract with Newcastle Falcons. [9] [10]
In May 2024 it was announced that Stephens would join Cardiff Rugby for the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship. [7]
Qualified to play for England or Wales, Stephens is a former England Academy rugby league international, and once scored a try and six goals in England Academy's 62-0 win over Wales in Llanelli. [11]
Stephens went on to represent the England U20 rugby union team, playing for the first time in March 2022 during the 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [12] Later that year in July 2022 he scored his first try for England U20 in a 37-36 defeat against Ireland. [13]
Stephens is the son of Welsh former rugby international Colin Stephens who after his rugby career became head of rugby at Leeds Beckett University. [14] [15]
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Date of birth | [1] | 24 March 2002||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Leeds, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Colin Stephens (Father) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Iwan Stephens (born 24 March 2002) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a wing for United Rugby Championship club Cardiff.
Born in Leeds, Stephens began playing rugby league as an 11 year-old but also played rugby union for his local club Morley and was in the academy of Leeds Tykes until the age of fifteen. He is also a qualified joiner. [3] [4]
Stephens left Super League side Leeds Rhinos to join the academy at Newcastle Falcons in September 2020. [5] Stephens scored a try on debut for Newcastle Falcons against Harlequins in September 2021. [6] [7] He followed that up with a try in his second match, against Bath Rugby the next weekend and was named in the Rugby Premiership team of the week. [8] In April 2022, he signed a new two-year contract with Newcastle Falcons. [9] [10]
In May 2024 it was announced that Stephens would join Cardiff Rugby for the 2024–25 United Rugby Championship. [7]
Qualified to play for England or Wales, Stephens is a former England Academy rugby league international, and once scored a try and six goals in England Academy's 62-0 win over Wales in Llanelli. [11]
Stephens went on to represent the England U20 rugby union team, playing for the first time in March 2022 during the 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [12] Later that year in July 2022 he scored his first try for England U20 in a 37-36 defeat against Ireland. [13]
Stephens is the son of Welsh former rugby international Colin Stephens who after his rugby career became head of rugby at Leeds Beckett University. [14] [15]