Ariana Bayler
New Zealand rugby player
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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.
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| Born | 14 December 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby career
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]
In 2020, she played for the New Zealand Barbarians against the Black Ferns and then later for the Probables against the Possibles.[3][4][5]
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]
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] She was selected for the Black Ferns 2021 Rugby World Cup 32-player squad.[16][17]