Teddy Stanaway
Teddy Zachery Berwyn Pai Stanaway-Teo is a professional rugby player contracted by Oyonnax in northern France. Stanaway made his first class debut for the senior Auckland rugby team in 2009 against Counties Manukau in a pre-season game, and was part of the full squad for the 2009 Air New Zealand cup where he continued to play through to 2011. He went on to represent Bay of Plenty rugby union making his BOP Steamers debut in 2014. In 2015 Stanaway made the All Blacks 7's squad where he was involved in 3 HSBC world series campaigns and was named in the rugby 7's squad to represent New Zealand at the 2017 Rio Olympics. Stanaway went on to win Gold at the 2018 Commonwealth games before signing with French side USO Oyonnax.
He captained the Cook Islands at the 2008 IRB Junior World Championship. The following year he was selected for the New Zealand national under-20 rugby union team which won the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship held in Tokyo, Japan.
Teddy went to school at Papakura High School before changing to Saint Kentigern College. While at school Teddy made several Auckland junior rugby teams ranging from under 13 to under 18 as well as the Northern Regions Reprisentative team. He was a member of the Saint Kents 1st XV during the years of 2004, 2005, 2006 and 2007. After graduating from Saint Kent's with Honours, Teddy became a member of the Auckland Rugby Academy and started playing senior rugby for the University club in the Auckland Premier grade.
Of Māori descent, Stanaway affiliates to the Ngāti Tūwharetoa iwi.
