Stephen Finkel (born January 23, 1953) is an American former international

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player and coach. Finkel was a Scioto Valley RFC product and played on the varsity team at

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. A flanker, Finkel represented the United States in the inaugural edition of the

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and was capped six times for the Eagles XV during the 1980s, with two appearances at the

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in Australia. Finkel was the

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head rugby coach from 1988 to 1991, then took charge of the

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, which he coached to the

1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens The 1993 Rugby World Cup Sevens was held at Murrayfield in Edinburgh, Scotland, in April 1993. This tournament was the inaugural Rugby World Cup Sevens tournament. The International Rugby Board invited the established rugby union nations but als ...

. In 2017, Finkel was inducted into the US Rugby Hall of Fame.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Finkel, Steve 1953 births Living people United States international rugby union players American rugby union coaches 1987 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union players from Ohio Rugby union flankers Ohio Bobcats athletes

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