Stephen Rule

Stephen Rule
Personal information
Full name Stephen Rule
Nickname Steve
Born 5 June 1952 (1952-06-05) (age 59)
Bebington, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position Fly-half
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1973–1973 Loughborough Students RUFC
1973–1978 Sale
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
≤1973–1973 English Universities Rugby Union
≥1973–≤1978 Cheshire Rugby Football Union
Rugby league
Position Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978–1983 Salford 117 23 384 11 848
02/07/1983–≥23/09/1984 St. Helens 40 4 49 118
Total 157 27 433 11 966
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1981–1981 Wales 1 2 4
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
2000–Present Cheshire Rugby Football Union
1989–1992 Sale
1997–2000 Lymm RFC
2000–2002 New Brighton
2002–2006 Macclesfield RUFC
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org

Stephen "Steve" Rule is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s, and rugby union coach, who at representative level has played rugby union (RU) for English Universities Rugby Union, and Cheshire Rugby Football Union, and at club level for Loughborough Students RUFC, and Sale, playing at Fly-half, i.e. number 10, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and St. Helens, playing at Fullback, i.e. number 1, and at representative level has coached rugby union (RU) for Cheshire Rugby Football Union, and at club level for Sale, Lymm RFC, New Brighton, and Macclesfield RUFC.[1]

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International honours

Steve Rule won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Salford in 1981, qualifying through his grandparents who were born in Aberdare.[2]

Rugby union achievements

Steve Rule won the Universities Athletic Union, Old Belvedere, Bridgend, and Glasgow Rugby sevens tournaments with Loughborough Students RUFC in 1973, and represented England in the Bermuda Classic Tournament in 1989.

Career records

Until extended to 14-goals by Steve Blakeley in 2003, Steve Rule held Salford's "Most goals in a game" record with 13-goals scored against Doncaster on 4 September 1981, held jointly with Gus Risman, and David Watkins.

Outside of rugby

Steve Rule retired from playing rugby in 1985 following a neck injury, and currently works as Head of the Pupil Referral Service at Wigan Council.

References

  1. ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
  2. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Stephen_Rule/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01. 

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