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Michael "Mike" Stephenson, also commonly known as Stevo, (born 27 January 1947 in Dewsbury, West Riding of Yorkshire) is an English former rugby league footballer and current commentator for Sky Sports. Stevo, the nickname that he is commonly known by on TV and in rugby league circles, played at club level for Dewsbury and Australian side Penrith, and also played representative rugby league for the Yorkshire county team and for Great Britain, with whom he won the 1972 Rugby League World Cup. Stephenson played in the specialist hooker role for the vast majority of his playing career. Stephenson was responsible for the setting-up of the Rugby League Heritage Centre at the George Hotel, Huddersfield. ==Playing career== Stephenson began his professional playing career at his hometown club Dewsbury in 1966, after being signed from local amateur club Shaw Cross RLFC. He went on to make his Great Britain debut in Castleford in 1971 against the touring New Zealand side. His greatest moment in international rugby league was being a member of Great Britain's victorious 1972 World Cup-winning side; Stevo scored a try against Australia in the final. Stephenson won caps for Great Britain while at Dewsbury in 1971 against New Zealand, in 1972 against France, and in the 1972 World Cup against Australia, France, New Zealand and Australia. Stephenson's time in the Dewsbury first team coincided with an upturn in the club's fortunes on the pitch, culminating with the team winning the Championship final during the 1972–73 season. Stephenson played in Dewsbury's 9-36 defeat by Leeds in the 1972 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1972–73 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 7 October 1972. He left Dewsbury after their championship winning season in 1973 to join Australian Rugby League outfit Penrith. He played 69 games for the Panthers between 1974 and 1978, scoring 21 tries. Stevo was also player-coach of the side for a brief, unsuccessful spell. He ended his playing career in 1978 and settled in Sydney. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mike Stephenson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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