Steve Southern (born 29 April 1982) is an Australian former professional
rugby league
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footballer who played as a and forward in the 2000s and 2010s.
He previously played for the
North Queensland Cowboys and
Newcastle Knights in the
National Rugby League, and the
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats (
captain) (
Heritage No. 1310) in the
Super League
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.
Playing career
Born in
Wollongong, New South Wales, Southern played his junior football for Dapto before being signed by the
St. George Illawarra Dragons.
[Steve Southern Signs For Newcastle Knights](_blank)
''Herald Sun''
In 2004, Southern signed with the
North Queensland Cowboys.
In Round 14 of the
2004 NRL season, Southern made his
NRL début for the Cowboys against the
Newcastle Knights.
In 2005, Southern played at in the Cowboys'
2005 NRL Grand Final loss to the
Wests Tigers.
In September 2010, after playing over 120 games for the Cowboys, Southern signed a 1-year contract with the
Newcastle Knights starting in 2011.
In August 2011, Southern signed a 3-year contract with
Super League
The Super League (officially known as the Betfred Super League due to sponsorship from Betfred and legally known as Super League Europe), is the top-level of the British rugby league system. At present the league consists of twelve teams, of wh ...
team,
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats, in a deal that would see him captain the club.
[Steve Southern heading to Wakefield]
''The Sydney Morning Herald''
In October 2012, Southern decided to cut his stint at Wakefield short, and return to Australia.
Representative career
In 1999 and 2000, Southern played for the New South Wales Schoolboys.
In 2000, Southern played for the
Australian Schoolboys.
References
External links
2012 Titan Management profile2011 Newcastle Knights profile
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1982 births
Living people
Australian rugby league players
Australian expatriate sportspeople in England
Central Coast Centurions players
Newcastle Knights players
North Queensland Cowboys players
Rugby league locks
Rugby league players from Wollongong
Rugby league second-rows
Wakefield Trinity captains
Wakefield Trinity players