Lewis Stevenson (rugby union)
Full name | Lewis Henry Clarke Stevenson | ||
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Date of birth | June 1, 1984 | ||
Place of birth | Larne, Northern Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | ||
Weight | 257 lb (117 kg; 18.4 st) | ||
Rugby union career | |||
Playing career | |||
Position | Lock | ||
Professional / senior clubs | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2007-09 2009-11 2011-16 2016 2016- |
Exeter Chiefs Harlequins Ulster Exeter Chiefs Connacht |
63 28 89 5 1 |
(25) (5) |
National team(s) | |||
Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
2013 2013 |
Emerging Ireland Wolfhounds |
1 1 |
Lewis Henry Clarke Stevenson (born 1 June 1984)[1] is an Irish rugby union footballer. He previously played for the Ulster Rugby and Harlequins.[2] He currently plays for Connaght in the Aviva Premiership as a lock.
Life and career
Stevenson grew up outside a small village called Ballynure, approximately 12 miles from Belfast. He attended Ballynure Primary school until attending Ballyclare High (Grammar) School. From year 8, Stevenson then started playing rugby. Stevenson then joined the Medallion XV rugby team, despite being a year too young to normally play. That year his team reached the quarter final where they narrowly lost to RBAI in the quarter finals. The next year he played again for the Medallion XV where he and fellow team members won the Medallion Plate that year against Larne Grammar.
Notes
- ↑ "Lewis Stevenson". ESPNscrum.
- ↑ "Harlequins lock Lewis Stevenson signs for Ulster". BBC. Retrieved 30 March 2013.