Austin Dias

Austin Dias is a New Zealand rugby league footballer who plays as a 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 Maori descent.
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 NRL season, Wests would go on to lose the match 22-2. Dias became Wests Tigers player no. 258.
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.

Manly-Warringah

On 21 October 2022, Dias signed a one-year contract to join Manly-Warringah ahead of the 2023 season. Manly have re-signed Dias for the 2024 NRL season.

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.

Representative honours

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