Steve Rule

Stephen "Steve" Rule (born 5 June 1952 in Bebington, is a rugby union and professional rugby league footballer of the 1970s and '80s, and current rugby union coach, playing representative level rugby union (RU) for English Universities Rugby Union, and Cheshire Rugby Football Union, and at club level for Loughborough Students RUFC, and Sale, as a Fly-half, i.e. number 10, and playing representative level rugby league (RL) for Wales, and at club level for Salford, and St. Helens, as a Fullback, i.e. number 1, and coaching representative level rugby union (RU) for Cheshire Rugby Football Union, and at club level for Sale, Lymm RFC, New Brighton, and Macclesfield RUFC.

Playing career

International honours

Steve Rule won a cap for Wales (RL) while at Salford in 1981, qualifying through his grandparents who were born in Aberdare.

Rugby union achievements

Steve Rule won the Universities Athletic Union, Old Belvedere, Bridgend, and Glasgow Rugby sevens tournaments with Loughborough Students RUFC in 1973, and represented England in the Bermuda Classic Tournament in 1989.

Career records

Until extended to 14-goals by Steve Blakeley in 2003, Steve Rule jointly held Salford's "Most goals in a game" record with 13-goals scored against Doncaster on 4 September 1981, with Gus Risman, and David Watkins.

Outside of rugby

Steve Rule retired from playing rugby in 1985 following a neck injury, and currently works as Head of the Pupil Referral Service at Wigan Council.