Jon Steel

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

Jon Steel

Personal information
Full name	Jonathan 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 , full name Jonathan 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 2000s and 2001s, 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 Scotland at youth level and full international level before switching codes in 2005. He is a double international having represented Scotland in both Rugby Union and Rugby League.

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

Steel 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 played in the Scotland training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, scoring a try against Fiji.

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

External links

• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org