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Steve Diamond
Personal information
Born (1953-07-07) 7 July 1953 (age 71)
Hereford, England
Playing information
Height5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight12 st 6 lb (79 kg)
Rugby union
PositionFlyhalf
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1976–77 Newport RFC 4 1 0 0 4
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1978–81 Wakefield Trinity 122 20 232 2 526
1981–84 Fulham RLFC 109 24 305 4 691
1984–85 Warrington 4+1 0 5 1 11
1985 Hunslet 10 0 20 2 42
1985–86 Castleford 13+3 1 6 1 17
1986–87 York 2 0 3 0 6
Total 264 45 571 10 1293
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1979–81 Wales 3 0 2 0 6
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Steve Diamond (born 7 July 1953) is an English-born former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s. He played club level rugby union for Newport RFC, as a fly-half, and rugby league for Wales, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity, Fulham RLFC, Warrington, Hunslet, Castleford and York, as a goal-kicking fullback or centre.[1][2]

Background

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Steve Diamond was born in Hereford, Herefordshire, England, and he worked at British Jeffrey Diamond (BJD) in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

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International honours

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Diamond won caps for Wales while at Wakefield Trinity in 1980 against France and England, and in 1981 against France.[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances

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Steve Diamond played at centre in Wakefield Trinity's 3-12 defeat by Widnes in the 1978–79 Challenge Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1979, in front of a crowd of a crowd of 94,218.[3]

County Cup Final appearances

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Steve Diamond played stand-off, and scored a goal in Castleford's 18-22 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1985–86 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1985–86 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 27 October 1985.

Club career

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During his time at Wakefield Trinity he scored nineteen 3-point tries and, one 4-point try.

Career Records

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Steve Diamond holds Fulham RLFC/London Crusaders/London Broncos/Harlequins RL's career goalscoring record; with 309-goals scored between 1981–84, and is one of less than twenty-five Welshmen to have scored more than 1000-points in their rugby league career.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "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.
  3. ^ Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC - FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
  4. ^ Robert Gate (1988). "Gone North - Volume 2". R. E. Gate. ISBN 0-9511190-3-6
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