| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Stephen Moore | |
| Date of birth | 20 January 1983 | |
| Place of birth | Khamis, Saudi Arabia | |
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |
| Weight | 112 kg (247 lb; 17 st 9 lb) | |
| School(s) attended | Brisbane Grammar School | |
| University(s) | University of Queensland | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Hooker | |
| Current club | Brumbies | |
| Youth clubs | ||
| Years | Club | |
| Rockhampton Pioneers | ||
| Youth representative teams | ||
| 2003 - 2008; 04 | [Australia Under 19][Australia under-21 national rugby union team | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| University of Queensland Rugby Club | ||
| Super Rugby | ||
| Provincial sides | ||
| 2003 ‐ | ||
| Super Rugby | ||
| 2003 ‐ 08 2009 ‐ |
Reds Brumbies |
47 (10) 0 (0) |
| Representative teams | ||
| 2005 ‐ 2004 ‐ 05 |
Australia Australia A |
63 (25) |
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Stephen Moore (born 20 January 1983) is an Australian rugby union footballer. Born in Saudi Arabia to Irish parents, Stephen and his family moved back to Tuam, Galway, Ireland in the mid-eighties before they emigrated to Mount Morgan, Queensland, Australia in 1988. His family later moved to Rockhampton, before finally settling in Brisbane.
Stephen came up through the coaching set-up in Queensland, playing schools rugby with Rockhampton Pioneers and Brisbane Grammar school prior to joining the University of Queensland Rugby Club from where he represented the Australian Under 19's side. He made his Super 12 debut in 2003 for the Queensland Reds against the Bulls. He then went on to play for the under-21 Australian team at the 2003 and 2004 under-21 world championships, as well as with the Australia A team. In 2005 he rejected offers to play in the Celtic League in Ireland, although he has many fa. He was included in the 2005 Wallabies squad for the mid-year Tests. He debuted with Rocky Elsom against Samoa. He came off the bench in matches against Samoa, Italy and France. He was then capped three times against South Africa. In November he joined the Wallabies in France when fellow hooker Adam Freier sustained an injury. He played in the loss against France on 5 November. After the whirlwind of 2005 where Stephen made his debut for the Wallabies and featured in every Queensland Reds Super 12 game, 2006 was a mixed bag which saw him finish the season on the reserves bench. However, his skills and strength as a ball runner brought an extra dimension to the Reds forwards and earned him selection on the Wallabies end of year tour to Europe. n November 2006, Stephen travelled to Europe for the Autumn Internationals series. He was used as a replacement in the Australia v Italy game (25-18) in the Stadio Flaminio, Rome. He then played for the Australia 'A' squad that defeated Ireland 'A' mid-week in Thomond Park, Limerick. He then came on as a replacement in the 54th minute of the Ireland vs Australia game, in which Ireland ran out easy winners 21-6, in appalling conditions at Lansdowne Road stadium, Dublin. He made his first full International appearance for Australia the following weekend against Scotland at Murrayfield stadium in Edinburgh, touching down a pass from Matt Giteau to score his first International try. Australia were easy victors with a scoreline of Australia 44 - Scotland 15.
On 8 September 2007, Stephen made his Rugby World Cup debut against Japan, which saw the Wallabies comprehensively win 91-3. They then qualified for the quarter finals by topping pool B with three further wins over Wales, Fiji and Canada.On 6 October, England defeated Australia 12-10 in the first IRB Rugby World Cup quarter-final at Stade Velodrome, Marseille putting an end to the Wallabies World Cup dreams.
In 2008, Stephen was a permanent fixture in the Australian front row, joining fly half Matt Giteau as the only player to appear in all 14 Tests played by the Wallabies during a record breaking year. Stephen had an excellent Spring Tour in Europe, starting every game, firmly establishing himself as first choice Wallabies Hooker.The win over France saw Moore cross for his second try in the green and gold of the Wallabies. He also won the coveted ‘Man of the Match’ during Australia’s Cook Cup defeat of England at Twickenham Stadium on 15 November.
In early 2009, Stephen switched teams from Brisbane to Canberra, advancing beyond 50 Super Rugby caps during his maiden season with the Brumbies; for whom he featured in 12 of the 13 matches. Stephen re-signed for the Australian Rugby Union until after the 2011 Rugby World Cup. He scored a try against the Barbarians in the non-cap match that kicked off the domestic Test season and went on to feature in eight of the nine Tests which Australia played.
In 2010, Moore appears in all 13 matches for the Brumbies until breaking his jaw in the final round of regular season.[1]
Stephen still has a large family based in Ireland, which includes Cousins Siobhan Byrne, an International Fencer who represented Ireland at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and Patrick O’Rourke, who plays All Ireland Gaelic Football for Meath. Stephen also retains his Irish family’s love of horse racing; and dreamed of being a jockey as a child, eventually surrendering the idea in his early teens when it became apparent that his body would not be suited to such a pastime. The affable front rower is also a passionate fan of Liverpool Football Club and dreams of one day watching his beloved Reds in action live at Anfield.
Stephen, who cites Irish hooker Keith Wood as his rugby role-model, completed a Science Degree at the University of Queensland in 2006 and has a view of studying post-graduate medicine following in the footsteps of father Tommy who is a GP on Brisbane's southside.
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