Rugby player
| Full name | Stephen Michael John Lidbury | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1960-05-22) 22 May 1960 (age 64) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, NSW, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Stephen Michael John Lidbury (born 22 May 1960) is an Australian former rugby union international.
Born in Sydney, Lidbury attended Pittwater High School.
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.
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. He suffered a near fatal broken neck in a 1989 reserves game against Penrith while packing a scrum, ending his sporting career.
See also
References
- ^ "Stephen Michael John Lidbury". classicwallabies.com.au.
- "Raiders sign Lidbury for two years". The Canberra Times. 18 October 1988. p. 1 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Raider prop's dice with death". The Canberra Times. 7 June 1989. p. 46 – via National Library of Australia.
- Lucius, Adam (6 June 2020). "Classic Wallabies - Where Are They Now?: Steve Lidbury". www.rugby.com.au.
External links
- Steve Lidbury at ESPNscrum