Steve Rule
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| Full name | Stephen Rule | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 June 1952 Bebington, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Stephen "Steve" Rule (born 5 June 1952) is an English-born former
Background
Steve Rule was born in Bebington, Cheshire, England.
Playing career
International honours
Steve Rule won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Salford in 1981, qualifying through his grandparents who were born in Aberdare.[1]
Rugby union achievements
Steve Rule won the
Career records
Until extended to 14-goals by Steve Blakeley in 2003, Steve Rule jointly held Salford's "Most goals in a game" record with 13-goals scored against Doncaster on 4 September 1981, with Gus Risman and David Watkins.
Coaching career
In 1991, Rule returned to Sale as a coach. At the time, anyone who had played rugby league professionally were normally banned from any involvement in rugby union, but Rule became one of the first English players to be re-instated by the Rugby Football Union.[3] He also went on to coach at Lymm RU,[4] New Brighton,[5] and Macclesfield.[6]
In 2011, he returned to Lymm as director of rugby.[7]
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
- ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ "Steve's back under the old rules". Manchester Evening News. 10 April 1991. p. 52 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ^ "Lymm RU stroll to victory". Warrington Guardian. 11 December 1998. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Blues sign four new players". Wirral Globe. 9 July 2001. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Hopes and fears as season kicks off". Manchester Evening News. 10 August 2004. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
- ^ "Lymm unveil new director of rugby". Warrington Guardian. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 20 July 2023.