Scott Steele (rugby union)
Date of birth | 24 July 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Dumfries Academy Merchiston Castle School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Steele (born 24 July 1993 in Dumfries, Scotland) is a Scotland international rugby union player. His primary position is as a scrum-half. He currently plays for Harlequins.[1]
Rugby Union career[]
Amateur career[]
Steele began his rugby union career with Dumfries Saints.[2]
Professional career[]
In 2011, Steele was playing with the Scotland Under 18s when his team-mate Corey Venus told him that Leicester Tigers needed a scrum half. Steele enquired and landed a trial, then an academy contract, and then a two-year deal with the Tigers.[2]
He was signed by London Irish in 2014.[3] On 1 March 2016 it was announced that Steele had signed a two-year contract extension which would see him remain at London Irish until the end of the 2017-18 season.[4] He was released ahead of the 2020–21 season.[5]
He joined Harlequins in July 2020.[6]
International career[]
Steele has represented Scotland at under-17,under-18 and under-20 level. He was named in the senior Scotland squad for the 2020 Six Nations match against Wales.[7] He came off the bench to play on the Wing in a 14-10 win for Scotland.[8]
Football career[]
He has also played pro youth football for Kilmarnock.
References[]
- ^ "Scott Steele". www.ultimaterugby.com.
- ^ a b World, Rugby (1 October 2014). "Hotshots: Meet up and coming Leicester Tigers 9 Scott Steele". Rugby World.
- ^ "London Irish make double swoop". Sports Mole.
- ^ "London Irish re-sign Scott Steele and Will Lloyd". Premieship Rugby. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Thank you to the leavers | 4th July 2020 | News". London Irish. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
- ^ "Harlequins sign experienced scrum-half Scott Steele". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
- ^ "Scott Steele". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ @theoffsideline (31 October 2020). "#WALvSCO" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
External links[]
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People educated at Merchiston Castle School
- Leicester Tigers players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Dumfries Saints players
- Harlequin F.C. players
- London Irish players
- Rugby union players from Dumfries
- Scottish rugby union players