Steve Walsh (rugby league)
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| Full name | Stephen Walsh | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1958 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve Walsh (born 13 April 1958) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the South Sydney Rabbitohs.[2]
Biography
[edit]Walsh, who went to Marcellin College, played rugby union for Randwick in the late 1970s.[3]
A full-back, Walsh played first-grade with South Sydney from 1980 to 1983. During his career he made a total of 58 premiership appearances, which included the 1980 finals series. He was a member of South Sydney's 1981 Tooth Cup premiership winning team and was Man of the Match in the grand final win over Cronulla.[4]
He now lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project: Steve Walsh
- ^ Collis, Ian (2018). The A to Z of Rugby League Players. New Holland Publishers. ISBN 9781921024986.
- ^ "Last-minute try saves Randwick". The Canberra Times. 10 September 1978. p. 22. Retrieved 2 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Walsh stars as Souths triumph". The Canberra Times. 13 August 1981. p. 20. Retrieved 2 June 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Goff, Alex (24 November 2011). "Pittsburgh Has Reasons to be Thankful". www.rugbytoday.com.
External links
[edit]- Steve Walsh at Rugby League project
Categories:
- 1958 births
- Living people
- Australian rugby league players
- South Sydney Rabbitohs players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Australian rugby union players
- Australian expatriates in the United States
- Randwick DRUFC players
- People educated at Marcellin College Randwick
- Footballers who switched code