Stephen Bannister

Steve Bannister
Personal information
Full name	Stephen Bannister
Born	18 October 1987 (age 33); Billinge Higher End, Wigan, England
Height	5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Weight	13 st 3 lb (84 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row
Club
	As of 6 February 2019 Source:

Last updated October 14, 2021

Stephen Bannister (born 18 October 1987), also known by the nickname of "Ste",^[3] is an English rugby league footballer who has played in the 2000s and 2010s. He has played at representative level for England (Age Group), and at club level for Blackbrook A.R.L.F.C., in the Super League for St. Helens (Heritage № 1164), in National League One for Whitehaven (two spells, including the first on loan), in the Super League for the Harlequins RL (Heritage № 473), for the Widnes Vikings (Heritage №), in the Co-Operative Championship for Halifax (Heritage № 1279), in Elite One Championship for Sporting Olympique Avignon, for the Rochdale Hornets, in Kingstone Press League 1 for the North Wales Crusaders, for the Hemel Stags and the London Skolars, as a second-row.^[1]^[2]

Background

Stephen Bannister was born in Billinge, Merseyside, England, he was a pupil at Newton-le-Willows Community High School, leaving in 2005.^{[ citation needed ]}

Playing career

During November 2006, Bannister was promoted to train with St. Helens' first-team squad, making his début on 19 August 2006 against the Catalans Dragons.^[4] He later played several games for Whitehaven on loan in 2007.^{[ citation needed ]}

Bannister signed for London club Harlequins RL following the completion of his loan with the Cumbrian National League One side in June 2007.^[4]^[5]

Bannister's position of choice is second-row. He is also able to operate as a centre, and plays also as an England age-group international. Bannister is a second-row who has been compared to Great Britain's international Lee Gilmour.^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

1 2 "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
↑ "Academy Tour Countdown". Saints RLFC. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
1 2 "Quins sign Bannister from Saints". BBC. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.
↑ "Quins Snap Up Bannister". Sky Sports. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.^{[ dead link ]}

External links

Profile at saints.org.uk
(archived by web.archive.org) Welcome Bannister
St Helens bolstered by Hargreaves
Saints Invest in Local Youth ^{[ permanent dead link ]}
Statistics at rugby.widnes.tv

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[Statistics_at_loverugbyleague.com-1] 1 2 "Statistics at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-2] 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[Academy_Tour_Countdown-3] "Academy Tour Countdown". Saints RLFC. 1 October 2015. Retrieved 14 June 2017.

[Quins_sign_Bannister_from_Saints-4] 1 2 "Quins sign Bannister from Saints". BBC. 7 June 2007. Retrieved 7 June 2007.

[Quins_Snap_Up_Bannister-5] "Quins Snap Up Bannister". Sky Sports. 4 June 2007. Retrieved 4 June 2007.^{[ dead link ]}

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