Steve Lancaster Explained

Steve Lancaster
Full Name:Stephen Gregory Lancaster
Birth Date:4 February 1971
Position:Lock
Provinceyears1:1993
Provinceapps1:1
Provincepoints1:0
Provinceyears2:1996–00
Provinceapps2:44
Provincepoints2:25
Superyears1:1997–00
Superapps1:26
Superpoints1:5

Stephen Gregory Lancaster (born 4 February 1971) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.

Playing career

A native of Auckland, Lancaster was a NZ Colts representative lock in 1992 and briefly competed for his home province the following year, before moving down to Canterbury. He was a Crusaders player from 1997 to 2000 and came on off the bench in their 1999 Super 12 grand final win over the Highlanders.[1]

Administration

Lancaster was the Crusaders high performance manager between 2006 and 2012, then worked in a similar role with Rugby Canada for two years.[2] [3] He was Head of High Performance at Netball New Zealand in 2015 and 2016, before taking up a position with New Zealand Rugby, where he most recently GM of Community Rugby[4]

Notes and References

  1. News: Class of '98 set the bar . . 14 July 2018.
  2. News: Crusaders lose phantom cog Lancaster . . 10 December 2012.
  3. News: Former Crusaders lock Steve Lancaster handed caretaker role as head of Netball New Zealand . Stuff.co.nz . 1 July 2016.
  4. News: Lancaster returning to rugby . . 13 July 2016 . en-nz.