Steve Kneen
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| Born | 4 June 1953 Sutherland, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Kneen (born in Sydney, New South Wales) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the New South Wales Rugby League premiership competition. He was also selected on the 1978 tour to Britain with the Australian side but did not play in a Test. He primarily played at second-row forward.
Biography
Early career
Kneen started his junior career with
Playing career
In 1976 he was signed by the
Kneen played in both the drawn grand final in
In 1981, Kneen was suspended for fifteen weeks after being found guilty of a head-high tackle on a player and tackling a player not in possession of the ball. Kneen was sent from the field after tackling
References
- ^ a b c Adams, Tony. "Legend Q&A". Rugby League Week (19 August 2009). Sydney, NSW: PBLMedia: 36–37.
- ^ Geddes, Jon (11 July 2008). "Kneen still a driving force". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
- ^ Clarkson, Alan (28 April 1981). "Kneen out for 15 weeks". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 21 September 2009.
Sources
- Whiticker, Alan & Hudson, Glen (2007). The Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. ISBN 978-1-877082-93-1.
External links
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