Jon Steel
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Jon Steel is a Scottish rugby league
player currently with Championship side Featherstone Rovers
. He is a former rugby union
player who represented his country at youth level before switching codes in 2005. Following Hull KR's promotion, Steel was expected to play a big part in their first Super League season but was unfortunate to suffer a badly broken leg after only a handful of games and was ruled out for most of the year as a result.
Steele formerly played for in rugby union
. He holds the tag as the fastest member of the Rovers squad. In speed runs he's often made to start well behind the front runners and still never fails to come home first. Steele has some real pace which can often alone take him past the first man but also has a neat little side step. His claim to fame is taking down the big Jonah Lomu
playing for Scotland.
Signed in 2005 from the Borders RU club, 'Steely' as he is known, made a real impact scoring 5 tries away from home against London Skolars. His aim for the season is to help Rovers into Super League while finishing the season as top points scorer.
He has been named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
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He has been named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player currently with Championship side Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
. He is a former rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player who represented his country at youth level before switching codes in 2005. Following Hull KR's promotion, Steel was expected to play a big part in their first Super League season but was unfortunate to suffer a badly broken leg after only a handful of games and was ruled out for most of the year as a result.
Steele formerly played for in rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
. He holds the tag as the fastest member of the Rovers squad. In speed runs he's often made to start well behind the front runners and still never fails to come home first. Steele has some real pace which can often alone take him past the first man but also has a neat little side step. His claim to fame is taking down the big Jonah Lomu
Jonah Lomu
Jonah Tali Lomu, MNZM is a New Zealand rugby union player. He had sixty-three caps as an All Black after debuting in 1994. He is generally regarded as the first true global superstar of rugby union. He has had a huge impact on the game...
playing for Scotland.
Signed in 2005 from the Borders RU club, 'Steely' as he is known, made a real impact scoring 5 tries away from home against London Skolars. His aim for the season is to help Rovers into Super League while finishing the season as top points scorer.
He has been named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
He has been named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.