Steve Pitchford
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Personal information
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| Full name | Stephen Pitchford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Steve | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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6 February 1952 Leeds, England |
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Playing information
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stephen "Steve" Pitchford (born 6 February 1952) was born in Leeds and was a pupil at Foxwood School, Seacroft, Leeds. He is an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s, and 1980s, and played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Leeds, as a Prop, i.e. number 8 or 10, during the era of contested scrums.
Steve Pitchford won caps for Great Britain while at Leeds in the 1977 Rugby League World Cup against France, New Zealand, and Australia (2 matches).
Steve Pitchford played Right-Prop, i.e. number 10, and was named Man of the match winning the Lance Todd Trophy in Leeds' 16-7 victory over Widnes in the 1977 Challenge Cup Final during the 1976–77 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 7 May 1977, in front of a crowd of 80,871, and played Right-Prop in the 14-12 victory over St. Helens in the 1978 Challenge Cup Final during the 1977–78 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 13 May 1978, in front of a crowd of 96,000.
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