# Steven Bates

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New Zealand rugby union footballer (born 1980

Not to be confused with [Stevan Bates](/source/Stevan_Bates).

Rugby player

Steven Bates Full name Steven Paul Bates Born (1980-01-16) 16 January 1980 (age 46) Auckland, New Zealand Height 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) Weight 110 kg (243 lb; 17 st 5 lb) School Kelston Boys' High School Notable relative Michael Bates (brother) Rugby union career Position(s) Flanker, Number 8 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2000–2001 Auckland 8 (0) 2002–2007 Chiefs 57 (35) 2002–2007 Waikato 75 (95) 2008–2016 Toshiba Brave Lupus 119 (290) Correct as of 28 May 2020 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2001 New Zealand U21 4 (0) 2004 New Zealand 2 (0) 2005–2006 Junior All Blacks 7 (10) Correct as of 28 May 2020

**Steven Paul Bates** (born 16 January 1980 in [Auckland](/source/Auckland), New Zealand) is a New Zealand [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) footballer, whose usual position is at [Number 8](/source/Rugby_union_positions). He played for [Waikato](/source/Waikato_Rugby_Union) at provincial level and the [Chiefs](/source/Chiefs_(Super_rugby_franchise)) in the [Super 14](/source/Super_Rugby). Bates made the traditional [All Blacks](/source/All_Blacks) route to the top with appearances for New Zealand Secondary Schools, New Zealand U-19 and the U-21s, during this time he played [Rugby league](/source/Rugby_league) and was good enough to be selected for the [Warriors](/source/Warrior) U-19s. He played his first test for his nation (v Italy 2004).[1]

He played in the [Top League](/source/Top_League) team [Toshiba Brave Lupus](/source/Toshiba_Brave_Lupus) under Australian coach [Joe Barakat](/source/Joe_Barakat), with other New Zealand players [Richard Kahui](/source/Richard_Kahui) and [David Hill](/source/David_Hill_(rugby_union)).[*[citation needed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed)*]

## Notes and references

1. **[^](#cite_ref-statsblabla_1-0)** [Steven Bates](https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=1044) at the [All Blacks](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team) (archived)

## External links

- [Steven Bates](https://web.archive.org/web/2024/http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/player/14641.html) at ESPNscrum (archived)

- [Steven Bates](https://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_2072.html#noir) at ItsRugby.fr (in French)

- [Steven Bates](https://www.rugbydatabase.co.nz/player/index.php?playerId=802) at RugbyDatabase.co.nz

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