Michael Stephenson (rugby union)
- For the rugby league footballer and presenter, see Mike Stephenson
Birth name | Michael Stephenson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 28 September 1980 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tynemouth, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 0 in / 1.83 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 13 st 0 lb / 83 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Durham School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Stephenson (born 28 September 1980 in Tynemouth)[1] is a rugby union footballer, who plays at Fullback for Percy Park RFC and formerly for England. Stephenson began his career with the Newcastle Falcons, winning two English Cups in 2001[2] and 2004[3] during five years in the Falcons' first team before moving to Bath in the Summer of 2005, Stephenson then joined Leeds Carnegie before signing for Percy Park RFC and Percy Park Sharks.
Stephenson's rugby career was nurtured at Durham School where he reached two National Cup semi-finals and played at first team level for three years in a team which has produced other internationals such as Garath Archer.
He made his international debut against Canada in Markham on 2 June 2001.
He currently plays for Touch My Pitch Up, sometimes. They have reached the play-off finals three years running and were unbeaten in the season leading up to the 2017 play-offs.
References
- ↑ Michael Stephenson player profile ESPN Scrum.com
- ↑ "Newcastle snatch Cup glory". BBC. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ↑ "Newcastle 37–33 Sale". BBC. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
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