Jon Steel

{{short description|Scotland dual-code rugby international footballer}}

{{for|those of a similar name|Jonathan Steele (disambiguation)}}

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|fullname = Jonathan Steel{{cite web|title=Jon Steel|url=http://www.espn.co.uk/scotland/rugby/player/13504.html|website=ESPN Scrum|accessdate=28 December 2014}}

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|3|14|df=y}}

|birth_place = Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England

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|club1 = {{nowrap|Hull Kingston Rovers}}

|year1start = 2005

|year1end = 08

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|goals1 = 15

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|points1 = 190

|club2 = Featherstone Rovers

|year2start = 2009

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|appearances2 = 39

|tries2 = 25

|goals2 = 0

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|points2 = 100

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|source = [http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/jon-steel/summary.html RLP][https://www.loverugbyleague.com/stats/players/jon-steel/ loverugbyleague]

|updated = 23 May 2021

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Jon Steel , full name Jonathan Steel , also known by the nicknames of "Steely" and "Old Boy", is a former rugby league and rugby union footballer who played professionally from 1996 until 2013. He played in the Super League for Hull Kingston Rovers, and in the Championship for Featherstone Rovers. In rugby union, he represented Scotland at youth level and full international level before switching codes in 2005. He is a treble international having represented Scotland in Rugby Union, Rugby League and Rugby Sevens.

Steel was named Player of the Year for Glasgow Caledonians, now called Glasgow Warriors (rugby union) in 2000. He had his first full rugby union international cap for Scotland against USA on 4 November 2000, at the age of 20. At this point he was the 4th youngest capped player in Scottish rugby union history. The rest of the international season was heavily disrupted due to the Foot and Mouth outbreak of 2001, but Steel played in the delayed 2001 Six Nations Championship match against Ireland at Murrayfield in September 2001, in which Scotland beat Ireland 32–10. He had a further 3 international rugby union caps against Australia, All Blacks and Tonga. After switching codes, he was also named Scotland Rugby League Player of the Year in 2005.

Steel played a huge role in Hull Kingston Rovers' promotion (to Super League) season in 2006. Following the promotion, Steel made a big impact in the initial stages of their first Super League season but was unfortunate to suffer a badly broken leg after only a handful of games. He was ruled out for most of the year as a result. He developed an ability to dodge rounds during his injury break.