Steve Rule

Stephen "Steve" Rule (born 5 June 1952) is an English-born former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and current rugby union coach. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for English Universities Rugby Union and Cheshire Rugby Football Union, and at club level for Loughborough Students RUFC and Sale, as a fly-half, i.e. number 10, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford and St. Helens (Heritage No. 961), as a fullback, i.e. number 1, and coached representative level rugby union (RU) for Cheshire Rugby Football Union, and at club level for Sale, Lymm RFC, New Brighton and Macclesfield RUFC.[1][2]

Stephen Rule

Personal information
Full name	Stephen Rule
Born	5 June 1952 Bebington, England
Playing information
Rugby union
Position	Fly-half
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1973–73 Loughborough Students RUFC 1973–78 Sale Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1973–73 English Universities ≥1973–≤78 Cheshire
Rugby league
Position	Fullback
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1978–83 Salford 117 23 384 11 848 2 Jul 1983–≥23 Sep 84 St. Helens 40 4 49 0 118 Total 157 27 433 11 966 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1981 Wales 1 2 4
Coaching information
Representative Years Team Gms W D L W% 2000– Cheshire 1989–92 Sale 1997–00 Lymm RFC 2000–02 New Brighton 2002–06 Macclesfield RUFC
Source: [1]

Background

Steve Rule was born in Bebington, Cheshire, England.

Playing career

International honours

Steve Rule won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Salford in 1981, qualifying through his grandparents who were born in Aberdare.[1]

Rugby union achievements

Steve Rule won the Universities Athletic Union, Old Belvedere, Bridgend and Glasgow Rugby sevens tournaments with Loughborough Students RUFC in 1973, and represented England in the Bermuda Classic Tournament in 1989.

Career records

Until extended to 14-goals by Steve Blakeley in 2003, Steve Rule jointly held Salford's "Most goals in a game" record with 13-goals scored against Doncaster on 4 September 1981, with Gus Risman and David Watkins.

Outside of rugby

Steve Rule retired from playing rugby in 1985 following a neck injury, and currently works as Head of the Pupil Referral Service at Wigan Council.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. pp. 108–114. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.

External links

• Prolfile at saints.org.uk
• Photograph 'Steve Rule – Centenary Match 14–10–79 Salford 14 – 14 Widnes' at flickr.com