Steve Irwin (rugby league)
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| Full name | Steven Irwin | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 1983 Queensland, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: NRL Stats and Yesterday's Hero As of 3 February 2009 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Steven "Steve" Irwin (born 19 June 1983 in Queensland, Australia) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer.
Career
While attending St. Lukes Anglican School, Irwin played for the Australian Schoolboys team in 2000.[1]
Irwin, affectionately nicknamed "Croc" after the TV personality the Crocodile Hunter of the same name, made a remarkable rise to first grade football in just 5 years. He spent much of his youth playing soccer before picking up Rugby League at the age of 14.
He moved to the Canberra Raiders.[citation needed]
Controversy
On 18 May 2007, Irwin was with his teammate Todd Carney when Carney decided to drive in Irwin's ute, despite Carney having been disqualified from driving at the time. Police began to pursue the vehicle in a high-speed chase through the back streets of the Canberra suburb of Bruce. After turning into a dead-end street, Carney stopped the car and fled the scene on foot, leaving Irwin in the passenger seat. Irwin told police Carney was the driver.[2][3][4] Controversially, the Raiders club sacked Irwin over the incident (who was not charged with any offenses), but retained Carney. [5]
On 24 June 2007, Irwin lashed out at the Canberra Raiders club during a stinging interview in the Sunday Mail newspaper. He blamed the Raiders for ruining his career and his reputation. [6]
References
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
{{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "Banned until 2012". Sydney Morning Herald. 13 June 2007. Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 13 June 2007.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Carney pleads guilty". Sydney Morning Herald. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "NRL star given community service". The Daily Telegraph. 12 June 2007. Archived from the original on 19 May 2009. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ Massoud, Josh (31 May 2007). "Carney spared, Irwin sacked". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 14 June 2007.
- ^ Badel, Peter (24 June 2007). "Irwin lashes Raiders". The Sunday.
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