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Jon Steel
Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Forbes Steel
Born	14 March 1980 (age 44); Middlesbrough, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	13 st 10 lb (87 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club
Representative
Rugby union
Position	Wing
Club
Representative
	Source: RLP

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Jon Steel (born 14 March 1980), also known by the nicknames of "Steely" and "Old Boy", is a former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, he played in the Super League for Hull Kingston Rovers, and in the Championship for Featherstone Rovers. He is a former rugby union player who represented his country at youth level before switching codes in 2005. Following Hull Kingston Rovers' promotion, Steel was expected to play a big part in their first Super League season but was unfortunate to suffer a badly broken leg after only a handful of games and was ruled out for most of the year as a result.

Background

Steel was born in Middlesbrough, Cleveland, England.

Career

Steele formerly played for Scotland in rugby union. Signed in 2005 from the Borders RU club, 'Steely' as he was known made a real impact scoring 5 tries away from home against London Skolars.

He was named in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[2]

He was named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.^[3]

References

^ "Jon Steel". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 December 2014.
^ "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
^ "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

External links

Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org

[1] "Jon Steel". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 28 December 2014.

[Henderson_trio_in_Scots_cup_squad-2] "Henderson trio in Scots cup squad". BBC. 29 August 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

[Logan_back_in_Scotland_cup_squad-3] "Logan back in Scotland cup squad". BBC. 8 October 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2012.

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-'''Jon Steel''' (born 14 March 1980) is a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the  [[Super League]] for [[Hull Kingston Rovers]], and in the [[Championship (rugby league)|Championship]] for [[Featherstone Rovers]]. He is a former [[rugby union]] player who represented his country at youth level before switching codes in 2005. Following Hull KR's promotion, Steel was expected to play a big part in their first Super League season but was unfortunate to suffer a badly broken leg after only a handful of games and was ruled out for most of the year as a result.
+'''Jon Steel''' (born 14 March 1980), also known by the [[nickname]]s of '''"Steely"''' and '''"Old Boy"''', is a former professional [[rugby league]] footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s, he played in the [[Super League]] for [[Hull Kingston Rovers]], and in the [[Championship (rugby league)|Championship]] for [[Featherstone Rovers]]. He is a former [[rugby union]] player who represented his country at youth level before switching codes in 2005. Following Hull Kingston Rovers' promotion, Steel was expected to play a big part in their first Super League season but was unfortunate to suffer a badly broken leg after only a handful of games and was ruled out for most of the year as a result.
 ==Background==
-Steel was born in [[Middlesbrough]], [[Cleveland, England]].
+Steel was born in [[Middlesbrough]], [[Cleveland]], England.
 ==Career==