Steven Cummins (born 29 March 1992) is an Australian professional

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player, currently signed with

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side, the . He was previously a member of Welsh

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. His regular position is lock and he also plays at blind-side flanker.

Early life and rugby

Cummins was born in Sydney and attended The Hills Sports High, captaining their first XV in 2010. He was also named captain of the

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All Schools team in the same year, as well as the Australian Schoolboy team. In 2011, Cummins captained the Australia Under-19 side and he was a member of the Australia Under-20 team that played at the

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. Cummins played in the

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competition with

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, impressing coach John Manenti, who said:

Steve Cummins has established himself as a real hard worker with huge involvements at the tackle and breakdown areas.

In 2013, Cummins played for the Sydney-based

franchise side the ' emerging side, Gen Blue in the

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Rugby career

Eastern Province Kings

On 3 June 2014, the announced Cummins as one of three new signings prior to the

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season. He joined them on a short-term contract for the remainder of 2014. Two days later, Cummins was selected on the bench for the side to face during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on as a late substitute, playing the last six minutes as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat. Cummins started the opening match of the Currie Cup season, but was on the losing side as secured a 35–16 victory. He played in the first three matches of the season, as well as in the final four matches, including their match against the in the final round of the competition, where the Kings secured their only victory after nine successive defeats, beating the 26–25. Cummins made a total of eight appearances in Eastern Province Kings colours during his short spell in

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Melbourne Rebels

On the same day that Cummins was announced as an EP Kings player, the also announced that Cummins signed a contract to join them as an Extended Playing Squad (EPS) member for the

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. In early 2015, it was announced that Cummins had re-signed with the Melbourne Rebels for a further two years

Scarlets

Cummins signed with Welsh team

in November 2017.

Super Rugby statistics

References

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