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Rugby: Is this the best try celebration ever?

By Gary Hamilton-Irvine
Rotorua Daily Post·
15 Jul, 2014 02:47 AMQuick Read

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Waikite player Autumn-Rain Stephens on her way to a try against Waimana at Bellvue Road 13 July 2014 Rotorua Daily Post Photograph by Ben Fraser

Waikite player Autumn-Rain Stephens on her way to a try against Waimana at Bellvue Road 13 July 2014 Rotorua Daily Post Photograph by Ben Fraser

It will go down as one of the most daring celebrations performed at a Rotorua rugby match.

Waikite winger Autumn-Rain Stephens completed the ice challenge during her team's semifinal match on Sunday, in the Bay of Plenty women's competition.

The ice challenge has become a popular phenomenon in New Zealand and features daring participants submerging themselves in ice-cold water or having a bucket of ice water poured over them.

Stephens completed the bone-chilling challenge after scoring her second try of the match on Sunday.

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Her mum, Liza Stephens, who also plays for Waikite, said she had no idea her daughter had planned the celebration.

She said with a laugh that Autumn-Rain scored her try and raced over to her friends to get soaked.

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