Career
Western Force
He signed a two-year deal to play for the Western Force on 5 August 2022. His main positions are fly-half. On 8 May 2021, he celebrated the first title in a decade for the Queensland Reds when he played at inside centre in the 2021 Super Rugby AU Final at Lang Park. Stewart made seven tackles in the midfield and played solidly for the full eighty minutes in the 19–16 victory over the ACT Brumbies in front of 41,637 fans. He is highly regarded for his stout and fearless defence and work over the ball which is a throwback to starting out as a schoolboy flanker. A versatile contributor, he has a smart running and passing game. In 2022, he was recognised with selection for Australia A in games against Samoa, Tonga and Japan (two). He previously represented Australia in the national under 20s team. [8] In 2017, he started at fly-half in the Queensland Country side that beat the Canberra Vikings 42–28 in Canberra to win the final of the 2017 National Rugby Championship.
In August 2025 Stewart signed a new two-year deal with the Western Force, which would run until the end of 2027. [9]
International career
In June 2022, Stewart was selected in the Australia A squad ahead of the 2022 Pacific Nations Cup. [10] Stewart started in the first match of the tournament against Samoa. [11] He was involved in the teams second try scored by scrum-half Ryan Lonergan, after offloading the ball to Lalakai Foketi in the teams own half whom offloaded to Lonergan for a try. [11] Stewart played again for Australia A in their third and final fixture of the tournament against Tonga, coming on as a 40th minute substitute. [12] Australia A finished the tournament with two wins and loss, and second overall. [13]
Stewart was named in the first Australia squad announcement for the 2024 Rugby Championship in August 2024. [14] Stewart was not named in any matchday squad until their Round 3 matchup against Argentina. [15] Stewart made his international debut against Argentina on 31 August 2024, starting the match at inside centre (No. 12) and played the full 80 minutes. [16] Australia won 20–19 in La Plata. [17] Stewart started in their second match against Argentina, playing the full duration of the match. Australia record a historic defeat to Argentina 67–27. [18] Just months later, Stewart was called-up to the Australia A squad on their tour of England alongside the Wallabies' Grand Slam tour. [19] Surprisingly, Stewart played fly-half for Australia A against the Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate which finished in a 10–10 draw. [20] Stewart started the teams next match against England A, losing 38–17 at the Twickenham Stoop. [21]
In August 2025, Stewart was called-up to the Wallabies squad in South Africa as injury cover after their first fixture in the 2025 Rugby Championship. [22]
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