Given the question: Facts: - ru clubcaps: 73 - birth name: steven paul bates - birth date: 16 january 1980 - weight: 110 kg stlb on - ru provincecaps: - 40 - supercaps: 57 - allblackno: 1047 - relatives: brother of michael bates - ru amateurclubs: te awamutu sports - ru nationalpoints: -lrb- 0 -rrb- - height: 1.93 m ftin 0 on - ru clubyears: 2008 -- - allblackid: 1044 - ru nationalcaps: 2 - superyears: 2002 -- 07 - name: steven bates - school: kelston boys ' high school , auckland - birth place: auckland , new zealand - ru position: number eight - ru nationalteam: new zealand - other: yes - ru clubupdate: 26 january 2015 - ru provincepoints: -lrb- - -rrb- -lrb- 50 -rrb- - ru nationalyears: 2004 - ru clubpoints: -lrb- 175 -rrb- - ru proclubs: toshiba brave lupus - superpoints: -lrb- 35 -rrb- - super: nz chiefs - nickname: mazda - ru provinceyears: 2000 -- 01 2002 -- 07 Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of steven bates .
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steven paul bates -lrb- born 16 january 1980 in auckland , new zealand -rrb- is a new zealand rugby union footballer , whose usual position is at number 8 .he played for waikato at provincial level and the chiefs in the super 14 .bates made the traditional all blacks route to the top with appearances for new zealand secondary schools , new zealand u-19 and the u-21s , during this time he played rugby league and was good enough to be selected for the warriors u-19s .he has only played one test so far for his nation -lrb- v italy 2004 -rrb- .currently , bates resides in fuchu , japan with top league team toshiba brave lupus under australian coach joe barakat , with other new zealand players richard kahui and david hill .