Steve Hanley (rugby player)

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Steve Hanley
Personal information
Full name Steve Melvyn Hanley
Date of birth June 11, 1979 (1979-06-11) (age 29)
Place of birth Whitehaven, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 15 st 13 lb (101 kg)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Wing
Amateur clubs
Aspatria
Professional clubs Caps (points)
1998- Sale Sharks 122 (360)
National team(s)    
1999 England 1 (5)

Steven Melvyn Hanley (born June 11, 1979 in Whitehaven, England) is a rugby union footballer who plays on the wing for the Sale Sharks.

In the 1999 Five Nations Championship Hanley won his only England cap against Wales. He scored a debut try and suffered a broken arm, but is largely remembered for him being run over by Craig Quinnell.

Hanley is the all time top Premiership try scorer. He is contracted with Sale Sharks until June 2009. Despite being a prolific try-scorer he has not played for Sale Sharks since December 2007. He has a baby daughter born November 2007.

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