Very sad to hear the news of Steve’s passing. I followed him as skipper of the Wanderers and he was a difficult act to follow. His belief that rugby was basically an eight man game, with the backs only allowed to touch the ball when he felt there was no other option available (when there was absolutely no chance of him scoring) and that scrum halves hands were only there for him to stamp on was were his specialities. Add to that his unique toe punting of place kicks and it became clear why he always considered himself the team’s highest scorer. And with his total recall of every point he had ever scored it was very hard not to give him a good listening to. When we organised the end of season Wanderers past v present matches Steve would endeavour to fill his side with as many 1st XV players as he could, he just hated losing.
My favourite memory of playing against him was when I sold him a dummy and to hear his expletive filled comment as I went past him was an absolute joy.
Rest in peace Steve.
