Anneka Stephens


Anneka Stephens is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership. She has represented Cook Islands in rugby sevens.

Background

Stephens was born in Invercargill, where she played touch football and rugby union before moving to Perth, Western Australia.

Playing career

Rugby league

In Perth, Stephens played rugby league for the Joondalup Giants in the women's NRLWA competition.
In June 2018, Stephens represented the Combined Affiliated States at the Women's National Championships. On 27 June 2018, she signed with the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL Women's Premiership.
In Round 1 of the 2018 NRL Women's season, she made her debut for the Dragons, starting at in their 4–30 loss to the Brisbane Broncos. She played all three games for the Dragons in 2018, starting all of them at hooker.

Rugby sevens

In 2016, she represented the Cook Islands at the 2016 Rugby World Women's Sevens Olympic Repechage Tournament in Dublin.