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| Full name | Steven Edward Snape | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 17 September 1963 Manchester, England | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Steve "Snapey" Snape (born 17 September 1963), also known by the nickname of "Snapper", is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Swinton, as a left-centre or stand-off, and occasionally as a right-centre. [1]
Steve Snape was born in Manchester, Lancashire, England.
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