Steve Devine
Encyclopedia
Stephen John Devine is a New Zealand rugby union
footballer. He is a former All Black
and currently co-hosts a programme on New Zealand Sky TV called This Given Sunday, along with Karl Te Nana
.
He played for Australia Under-21 before relocating to New Zealand. A loyal servan of Auckland rugby, he made 78 appearances for Auckland
and 70 for the Blues in Super Rugby (then the Super 12/Super 14
). He was eligible to play for the New Zealand
on residential grounds, and made his debut for the All Blacks on 9 November 2002, against England during the All Blacks end of year tour. He went on to play 10 tests for New Zealand, including the third/fourth place playoff in the 2003 Rugby World Cup
.
Unfortunately he had to call it quits on his career in 2007 after a series of concussions and other injuries.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. He is a former All Black
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
and currently co-hosts a programme on New Zealand Sky TV called This Given Sunday, along with Karl Te Nana
Karl Te Nana
Karl Te Nana is a rugby player from New Zealand.-Playing career:A professional rugby union player, Te Nana won a gold medal as part of the New Zealand Seven's rugby team at the 2002 Commonwealth Games.. He is 8th highest try scorer in Rugby Sevens history, having scored 113 tries for New Zealand...
.
He played for Australia Under-21 before relocating to New Zealand. A loyal servan of Auckland rugby, he made 78 appearances for Auckland
Auckland Rugby Football Union
The Auckland Rugby Football Union is the governing body of rugby union in the Auckland Region, in the North Island of New Zealand. Its colours are navy blue and white in a hoop design. Auckland's top representative team have won New Zealand's top provincial rugby competition 16 times, more than...
and 70 for the Blues in Super Rugby (then the Super 12/Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
). He was eligible to play for the New Zealand
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
on residential grounds, and made his debut for the All Blacks on 9 November 2002, against England during the All Blacks end of year tour. He went on to play 10 tests for New Zealand, including the third/fourth place playoff in the 2003 Rugby World Cup
2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
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Unfortunately he had to call it quits on his career in 2007 after a series of concussions and other injuries.