title: Dion Bates
text: # Dion Bates
  
  Dion Bates (born 16 July 1981 in Invercargill, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union player who plays as a flanker for the Southland Stags in the Air New Zealand Cup.
  
  He made 31 appearances over the course of his career, scoring one try.
  
  