{{Short description|NZ rugby league footballer}} {{Use New Zealand English|date=July 2022}} {{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox rugby league biography |name = Austin Dias |fullname = Austin Dias |image = Austin Dias.jpg |image_size = |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1998|05|20}} |birth_place = New Zealand |height = {{convert|198|cm|ftin|abbr=on}} |weight = {{convert|107|kg|stlb|abbr=on}} |position = {{rlp|PR}} |club1 = Wests Tigers |year1start = 2022 |year1end = |appearances1 = 8 |tries1 = 0 |goals1 = 0 |fieldgoals1 = 0 |points1 = 0 |club2 = Penrith Panthers |year2start = 2025 |year2end = |appearances2 = 1 |tries2 = 0 |goals2 = 0 |fieldgoals2 = 0 |points2 = 0 |teamA = {{nowrap|Māori All Stars}} |yearAstart = 2023 |yearAend = |appearancesA = 1 |triesA = 0 |goalsA = 0 |fieldgoalsA = 0 |pointsA = 0 |source = <ref>[https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/austin-dias/summary.html Rugby League Project]</ref> |updated = 10 July 2022 }}
'''Austin Dias''' (born 20 May 1998) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played as a {{rlp|pr}} for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League.
He previously played for the Wests Tigers in the NRL and played for Manly Warringah Sea Eagles in the NSW Cup
==Background== Dias played his junior rugby league for Taniwharau Rugby League Club. He is of Portuguese and Maori descent.
Dias is a committed Christian.
==Career== ===Wests Tigers=== Dias made his first grade debut for the Wests Tigers against the New Zealand Warriors in round 16 of the 2022 NRL season, Wests would go on to lose the match 22-2. Dias became Wests Tigers player no. 258.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weststigers.com.au/news/2022/07/02/dias-delighted-ahead-of-home-debut/ |title=Dias delighted ahead of 'home' debut |publisher=Wests Tigers |date=2 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nrl.com/news/2022/06/28/nrl-team-lists-round-16/ |title=Round 16 NRL Team lists |publisher=NRL.com |date=28 June 2022}}</ref> Dias and the Wests Tigers won their round 20 fixture against the Broncos 32-18 in Brisbane. Dias played a total of eight games for the Wests Tigers in the 2022 NRL season as the club finished bottom of the table and claimed the Wooden Spoon for the first time.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-04/nrl-knights-sharks-tigers-raiders/101402294/|title=Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16.|website=www.abc.net.au}}</ref>
===Manly-Warringah=== On 21 October 2022, Dias signed a one-year contract to join Manly-Warringah ahead of the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/nrl-premiership/nrl-2022-dominic-young-transfer-whispers-newcastle-knights-england-austin-dias-manly-sea-eagles-new-zealand-wests-tigers-martin-taupau/news-story/7a55216e50efe940a9db9b62ef47d759/|title=Tamou’s Cowboys homecoming firms as Broncos re-sign QLD hopeful — Transfer Whispers|website=www.foxsports.com.au}}</ref> Manly have re-signed Dias for the 2024 NRL season.{{cn|date=December 2023}}
===Penrith Panthers=== In round 26 of the 2025 NRL season, Dias made his club debut for Penrith against the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs at Stadium Australia. He became Penrith player number #632. On 9 September, it was announced that Dias would be departing Penrith at the end of the 2025 NRL season after not being offered a new contract by the club.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zerotackle.com/penrith-panthers-confirm-13-player-departures-226536/|title=Penrith Panthers confirm 13 player departures|website=www.zerotackle.com}}</ref>
===Representative honours=== In February 2023, Dias was selected to represent the Māori All Stars in a match against the Indigenous All Stars.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.seaeagles.com.au/news/2023/02/06/from-high-school-to-mori-all-stars-for-manly-team-mates/ |title=From high school to Māori All Stars for Manly team-mates |website=www.seaeagles.com.au |date=6 February 2023 |access-date=7 December 2023}}</ref>
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://web.archive.org/web/20221026035225/https://www.weststigers.com.au/teams/nsw-cup/western-suburbs-magpies/austin-dias/ Tigers profile] (Archived: 26 October 2022) * [https://web.archive.org/web/20240722014747/https://www.seaeagles.com.au/teams/nsw-cup/blacktown-workers-sea-eagles/austin-dias/ Sea Eagles profile] (Archived: 22 July 2024)
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