Steve Sutton (rugby union)

Steve Sutton

Birth name	Stephen Sutton
Date of birth	(1958-02-17) 17 February 1958
Place of birth	Abertillery, Wales
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 197?–1979 1979–1982 1979–1987 Pontypool Ebbw Vale South Wales Police () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1983–1987 Wales 9 (0)

Steve Sutton (born Abertillery, 17 February 1958) is a former Welsh rugby union player who played as a lock.

Career

He started his club career playing for Pontypool RFC, where he played until the 1979–80 Season, where he played for Ebbw Vale RFC, years later, he would play for South Wales Police RFC. Sutton had his first cap for Wales in the 1982 Five Nations Championship match against France in Cardiff, on 6 February 1983. He was part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup Welsh squad, playing three matches in the tournament, with the third place final against Australia, in Rotorua, on 18 June 1987 being his last international cap for Wales.

External links

• Steve Sutton international stats