Steve Diamond
| Playing information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rugby union | ||||||
| Position | Flyhalf | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1976–1977 | Newport RFC | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Rugby league | ||||||
| Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1977–1981 | Wakefield Trinity | |||||
| 1981–1984 | Fulham RLFC | 309 | ||||
| Hunslet | ||||||
| Warrington | ||||||
| Castleford | ||||||
| ≤1987–1987 | York | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 309 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1979–1981 | Wales | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Steve Diamond is a Welsh former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s who at club level has played rugby union (RU) for Newport RFC, playing at Flyhalf, i.e. number 10, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Fulham RLFC, Hunslet, Warrington, Castleford, and York, playing at Fullback, or Centre, i.e. number 1, or 3 or 4.[1]
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[edit] International honours
Steve Diamond won caps for Wales (RL) while at Wakefield in 1980 against France, and England, and in 1981 against France.[2]
[edit] Challenge Cup final appearances
Steve Diamond played Centre, i.e. number 3 in Wakefield Trinity's 3-12 defeat to Widnes in the 1978–79 Challenge Cup final at Wembley Stadium on 5 May 1979.[3]
[edit] Career Records
Steve Diamond holds Fulham RLFC/London Crusaders/London Broncos/Harlequins RL's career goalscoring record; with 309-goals scored between 1981–84, and is one of less than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1000-points in their rugby league career.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Graham Williams, Peter Lush, David Farrar (November 2009). "The British Rugby League Records Book [Page-108…114]". London League Publications Ltd. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6
- ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 2008-12-31. http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/Steve_Diamond/summary.html. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
- ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1 85983 429 9
- ^ Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North - Volume 2". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-3-6
[edit] External links
- Castleford Tigers players
- Footballers who switched code
- Hunslet Hawks players
- London Broncos players
- Newport RFC players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Wakefield Trinity Wildcats players
- Wales national rugby league team players
- Warrington Wolves
- Welsh rugby league players
- Welsh rugby union players
- York City Knights players
- Living people
