Mike Stephenson
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Personal information
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| Full name | Michael Stephenson MBE | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Stevo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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27 January 1947 Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England |
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Playing information
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| Position | Hooker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: Rugby League Project | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Michael "Mike" Stephenson, MBE, also commonly known as Stevo, (born 27 January 1947 in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former rugby league footballer and commentator for Sky Sports.
Stevo, the nickname that he is commonly known by on TV and in rugby league circles, played at club level for Dewsbury and Australian side Penrith, and also played representative rugby league for the Yorkshire county team and for Great Britain, with whom he won the 1972 Rugby League World Cup. Stephenson played in the specialist hooker role for the vast majority of his playing career.
Stephenson was responsible for the setting-up of the Rugby League Heritage Centre at the George Hotel, Huddersfield.
He was awarded an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent order of the British Empire), for his services to rugby league and sports broadcasting in the New Year Honours List 2017.
Stephenson began his professional playing career at his hometown club Dewsbury in 1966, after being signed from local amateur club Shaw Cross RLFC. He went on to make his Great Britain debut in Castleford in 1971 against the touring New Zealand side. His greatest moment in international rugby league was being a member of Great Britain's victorious 1972 World Cup-winning side; Stevo scored a try against Australia in the World Cup Final.
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