Scott Steele (rugby union)

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Scott Steele
Date of birth (1993-07-24) 24 July 1993 (age 29)
Place of birth Dumfries, Scotland
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)
School Dumfries Academy
Merchiston Castle School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
Dumfries Saints ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011–2014 Leicester Tigers 5 (0)
2014–2020 London Irish 117 (110)
2020– Harlequins 30 (40)
2023 → London Scottish (loan) ()
Correct as of 5 April 2023
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
– Scotland U17
– Scotland U18
2011–2013 Scotland U20 9 (10)
2020– Scotland 4 (5)
Correct as of 20 March 2021

Scott Steele (born 24 July 1993 in Dumfries, Scotland) is a Scotland international rugby union player. His primary position is as a scrum-half. He currently plays for Harlequins. [1]

Contents

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Steele began his rugby union career with Dumfries Saints. [2]

Professional career

In 2011, Steele was playing with the Scotland Under 18s when his team-mate Corey Venus told him that Leicester Tigers needed a scrum half. Steele enquired and landed a trial, then an academy contract, and then a two-year deal with the Tigers. [2]

He was signed by London Irish in 2014. [3] On 1 March 2016 it was announced that Steele had signed a two-year contract extension which would see him remain at London Irish until the end of the 2017-18 season. [4] He was released ahead of the 2020–21 season. [5]

He joined Harlequins in July 2020. [6]

International career

Steele has represented Scotland at under-17,under-18 and under-20 level. He was named in the senior Scotland squad for the 2020 Six Nations match against Wales. [7] He came off the bench to play on the Wing in a 14-10 win for Scotland. [8]

Football career

He has also played pro youth football for Kilmarnock.

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References

  1. ↑ "Scott Steele". www.ultimaterugby.com.
  2. 1 2 World, Rugby (1 October 2014). "Hotshots: Meet up and coming Leicester Tigers 9 Scott Steele". Rugby World.
  3. ↑ "London Irish make double swoop". Sports Mole.
  4. ↑ "London Irish re-sign Scott Steele and Will Lloyd". Premieship Rugby. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Thank you to the leavers | 4th July 2020 | News". London Irish. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 4 July 2020.
  6. ↑ "Harlequins sign experienced scrum-half Scott Steele". Premiership Rugby. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  7. ↑ "Scott Steele". Scottish Rugby Union.
  8. ↑ @theoffsideline (31 October 2020). "#WALvSCO" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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