Steve Lancaster

Stephen Gregory Lancaster (born 4 February 1971) is a New Zealand former professional rugby union player.

Steve Lancaster

Full name	Stephen Gregory Lancaster
Date of birth	(1971-02-04) 4 February 1971 (age 53)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Lock Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1993 Auckland 1 (0) 1996–00 Canterbury 44 (25) Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1997–00 Crusaders 26 (5)

Playing career

A native of Auckland, Lancaster was a NZ Colts representative lock in 1992 and briefly competed for his home province the following year, before moving down to Canterbury. He was a Crusaders player from 1997 to 2000 and came on off the bench in their 1999 Super 12 grand final win over the Highlanders.^[1]

Administration

Lancaster was the Crusaders high performance manager between 2006 and 2012, then worked in a similar role with Rugby Canada for two years.^[2][3] He was Head of High Performance at Netball New Zealand in 2015 and 2016, before taking up a position with New Zealand Rugby, where he most recently GM of Community Rugby^[4]

References

1. "Class of '98 set the bar". The Press. 14 July 2018.
2. "Crusaders lose phantom cog Lancaster". Stuff.co.nz. 10 December 2012.
3. "Former Crusaders lock Steve Lancaster handed caretaker role as head of Netball New Zealand". Stuff.co.nz. 1 July 2016.
4. "Lancaster returning to rugby". Radio New Zealand. 13 July 2016.