Personal information | ||||||
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Full name | Stephen Crowe | |||||
Born | 20 April 1969 Young NSW, Australia |
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Height | 185cm | |||||
Weight | 93kg | |||||
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Position | Second/front row | |||||
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Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
1991–98 | Newcastle Knights | 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Steve Crowe was a rugby league footballer of the '90s who played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League. After his playing career finished, he went on to enjoy an off-field career with the club in a number of marketing and management roles.[1] He is a republican, having been a member of the Australian Republican Movement's (ARM) NSW Committee in the lead up to the 1999 republican referendum. He also lead the Hunter Region branch of the ARM during this period[2]
Born in Australia, Crowe played out his career at the Knights. He played in the Knight's first premiership winning team in 1997, a game which has been described as one of the best grand finals on record. His career ended prematurely after a series of serious injuries, including a broken sternum in his final year (1998).