Steve Atherton

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Steve Atherton
Birth nameStephen Atherton
Date of birth (1965-03-17) 17 March 1965 (age 58)
Place of birth Gosport, Hampshire, England
Height2 m (6 ft 7 in)
Weight117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
School Pinetown Boys' High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock, Flanker
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1988–2000 Natal 165 ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1998–2000 Sharks ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1992–1996 South Africa 8

Stephen Atherton (born 17 March 1965) is a South African former rugby union player. [1]

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Playing career

Atherton represented the Natal Schools team, together with players such as Gary Teichmann and Joel Stransky, at the annual Craven Week in 1984 held in Bloemfontein. [2] He made his debut for the Natal senior side in 1988 and played 165 matches for Natal over a thirteen-year period and was a member of the Currie Cup winning teams in 1990, 1992 and 1996. [3]

Atherton toured with the Springboks to France and England in 1992, but did not play in any test matches. He made his test debut for South Africa during the 1993 tour of Argentina, in first test on 5 November 1993 at the Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium in Buenos Aires. He played in eight tests matches and fifteen tour matches for the Springboks, scoring one try in a tour match. [4]

Test history

No.OpponentsResults( RSA 1st)PositionTriesDatesVenue
1.Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 29–26 Lock 6 November 1993 Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
2. Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina52–23Lock13 November 1993Ferrocarril Oeste Stadium, Buenos Aires
3.Flag of England.svg  England 15–32Lock4 June 1994 Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
4. Flag of England.svg England27–9Lock11 June 1994 Newlands, Cape Town
5.Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 14–22Lock9 July 1994 Carisbrook, Dunedin
6. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand9–13Lock23 July 1994 Athletic Park, Wellington
7. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand18–18Lock6 August 1994 Eden Park, Auckland
8. Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand18–29Lock10 August 1996Newlands, Cape Town

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References

  1. ↑ "Steve Atherton". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  2. ↑ Van Rooyen, Quintus (1985). S.A. Rugby Writers Annual 1985. SA Rugby Writers' Society. p. 245.
  3. ↑ Colquhoun, Andy (1999). The South African Rugby Annual 1999. Cape Town: MWP Media Sport. pp. 179–180. ISBN   0958423148.
  4. ↑ Jooste, Graham K. (1995). South African rugby test players 1949-1995. Johannesburg: Penguin. pp. 135–141. ISBN   0140250174. OCLC   36916860.
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