Austin Dias

Austin Dias

Personal information
Full name	Austin Dias
Born	(1998-05-20) 20 May 1998 (age 27) New Zealand
Height	198 cm (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	113 kg (17 st 11 lb)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2022 Wests Tigers 8 0 0 0 0 2025 Penrith Panthers 1 0 0 0 0 Total 9 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2023 Māori All Stars 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1] As of 10 July 2022

Austin Dias (born 20 May 1998) is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a prop 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 Nz Maori heritage.

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. ^{[2] [3]} 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. ^[4]

Manly-Warringah

On 21 October 2022, Dias signed a one-year contract to join Manly-Warringah ahead of the 2023 season. ^[5] Manly have re-signed Dias for the 2024 NRL season.^{[ citation needed ]}

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. ^[6]

Representative honours

In February 2023, Dias was selected to represent the Māori All Stars in a match against the Indigenous All Stars. ^[7]

References

1. Rugby League Project
2. "Dias delighted ahead of 'home' debut". Wests Tigers. 2 July 2022.
3. "Round 16 NRL Team lists". NRL.com. 28 June 2022.
4. "Canberra Raiders hand out 56-10 NRL drubbing to Wests Tigers as Cronulla beats Newcastle Knights 38-16". www.abc.net.au.
5. "Tamou's Cowboys homecoming firms as Broncos re-sign QLD hopeful — Transfer Whispers". www.foxsports.com.au.
6. "Penrith Panthers confirm 13 player departures". www.zerotackle.com.
7. "From high school to Māori All Stars for Manly team-mates". www.seaeagles.com.au. 6 February 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2023.

External links

• Tigers profile (Archived: 26 October 2022)
• Sea Eagles profile