Steve Lidbury Explained

Steve Lidbury
Full Name:Stephen Michael John Lidbury
Birth Date:22 May 1960
Birth Place:Sydney, NSW, Australia
Position:Flanker / No. 8
Repyears1:1987–88
Repcaps1:2
Reppoints1:0

Stephen Michael John Lidbury (born 22 May 1960) is an Australian former rugby union international.

Born in Sydney, Lidbury attended Pittwater High School.[1]

Lidbury, a powerful back-row forward, played in the Shute Shield for Warringah. He was capped twice by the Wallabies, as a number eight on the 1987 tour of Argentina, then as a flanker in a home Test against England in 1988.[1]

In October 1988, Lidbury was signed by rugby league club the Canberra Raiders on a two-year contract, but injury would prevent him an opportunity to play first-grade.[2] He suffered a near fatal broken neck in a 1989 reserves game against Penrith while packing a scrum, ending his sporting career.[3] [4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Stephen Michael John Lidbury . classicwallabies.com.au . en.
  2. News: Raiders sign Lidbury for two years . . 18 October 1988 . 1 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: Raider prop's dice with death . . 7 June 1989 . 46 . National Library of Australia.
  4. Web site: Lucius . Adam . Classic Wallabies - Where Are They Now?: Steve Lidbury . www.rugby.com.au . en . 6 June 2020.