Laura Bayfield
NZ international rugby union player
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Laura Bayfield (born 5 March 1999) is a New Zealand rugby union player. She plays for Matatū in the Super Rugby Aupiki competition. She made her international debut for New Zealand in 2025.
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Medal record
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Rugby career
Bayfield made her Farah Palmer Cup debut for Tasman in 2022.[1] She debuted for Canterbury in 2023 and was also selected for the inaugural Black Ferns XVs team that year.[2][3]
In 2024, she joined Matatū for the Super Rugby Aupiki.[3]
In July 2025, she played for the Black Ferns XVs in their trial match against the Black Ferns in Whangārei.[4][2] She was later called up into the Black Ferns side for the O’Reilly Cup match against the Wallaroos.[5][6] She made her international debut on 12 July in Wellington.[7][8]
On 25 July 2025, she was named in the Black Ferns side to the Women's Rugby World Cup in England.[9][10]
Personal life
In 2017, Bayfield joined the New Zealand Army after leaving Mount Albert Grammar School.[2] She is a qualified engineer and bridge builder.[2] She serves as a captain in the New Zealand Army's 3rd Field and Emergency Response Squadron based at Burnham Military Base.[1][2]