Steve Pilgrim Explained

Steve Pilgrim
Fullname:Steve Pilgrim
Birth Date:26 October 1967[1]
Ru Position:Fullback
Clubs1:Wasps RFC

Steve Pilgrim is an English former rugby union and rugby league footballer, who played rugby union for Wasps and England B.[2]

In 1993, Pilgrim was banned from rugby union for a year.[3] At the time, the Rugby Football Union had a stance of banning players who played rugby league: at the time, league was a professional code and union was amateur. By playing as an anonymous triallist in a reserve match for Leeds, Pilgrim fell foul of the disciplinary code.[4]

The Leeds coach, Doug Laughton, stressed that Pilgrim had only received expenses for his game against Wakefield Trinity on Tuesday night. "There will be 10 or 15 players at Cardiff Arms Park who have earned a lot more from rugby than Steve Pilgrim," he said.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Steve Pilgrim - Playing Career . Rugby League Project . 5 June 2024.
  2. News: Rugby League: RL hints at action over Pilgrim ban. https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220525/https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-rl-hints-at-action-over-pilgrim-ban-1471350.html . 25 May 2022 . subscription . live. The Independent. London.
  3. News: Jones . Chris . 1994-09-09 . Now mellow Pilgrim is on long road back . 68 . Evening Standard . 2023-06-29.
  4. News: 1993-02-05 . Union ban Pilgrim for trial . 19 . The Guardian . 2023-06-29.