Michael_Stephenson_(rugby_union)

Michael Stephenson (rugby union)

Michael Stephenson (rugby union)

England international rugby union player

This article is about the England international rugby union player for Newcastle, Bath & Leeds Tykes. For the English rugby league player & presenter, see Mike Stephenson.

Michael Stephenson (born 28 September 1980 in Tynemouth)[1] is a rugby union footballer, who plays at Touch My Pitch Up. He previously played at Fullback for Percy Park RFC and formerly for England. Stephenson began his career with the Newcastle Falcons, winning two English Cups in 2001[2] and 2004[3] during five years in the Falcons' first team before moving to Bath in the Summer of 2005, Stephenson then joined Leeds Carnegie before signing for Percy Park RFC and Percy Park Sharks. He currently plays for Touch My Pitch Up, sometimes. They have reached the play-off finals four years running and were unbeaten in the season leading up to the 2017 play-offs.

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Stephenson's rugby career was nurtured at Durham School where he reached two National Cup semi-finals and played at first team level for three years in a team which has produced other internationals such as Garath Archer.

He made his international debut against Canada in Markham on 2 June 2001.

References

  1. [1]
    Michael Stephenson player profile ESPN Scrum.com
  2. [2]
    "Newcastle snatch Cup glory". BBC. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
  3. [3]
    "Newcastle 37–33 Sale". BBC. 17 April 2004. Retrieved 26 December 2009.


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