Jon Steel

For those of a similar name, see Jonathan Steele (disambiguation).

Jon Steel

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan Forbes Steel
Born	(1980-03-14) 14 March 1980 Middlesbrough, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	13 st 10 lb (87 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–08 Hull Kingston Rovers 42 25 0 0 100 2009–10 Featherstone Rovers Total 42 25 0 0 100 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–10 Scotland 10 4 0 0 16
Rugby union
Position	Wing
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P Northampton Saints Border Reivers Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2000–01 Scotland 5 0 0 0 0
Source: RLP

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.

He was named in the Scotland squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.

External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org