Steve Cummins

Steve Cummins

Personal information
Full name	Steven Cummins
Born	29 March 1992 Sydney, Australia
Height	2.02 m (6 ft 8 in)
Weight	117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
School(s) attended	Seven Hills High School / The Hills Sports High School, Sydney
Club information
Playing position	Lock
Current club	Rebels
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team
2012–14	Eastwood		()
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Pts)^†
2014	Eastern Province Kings	8	(0)
2015–	Rebels	2	(0)
2015–	Melbourne Rising	9	(0)
Representative team(s)^‡
2010	Australian Schools		()
2011	Australia Under-19		()
2012	Australia Under-20	2	(0)
* Senior club appearances and points correct as of 3 November 2015. † Appearances (Points). ‡ Representative team caps and points correct as of 3 June 2014.

Steven Cummins (born 29 March 1992 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian rugby union player, currently a member of the Extended Playing Squad of Melbourne-based Super Rugby side, the Rebels.^[1] His regular position is lock.

Career

Youth and Amateur rugby

Cummins attended The Hills Sports High in Sydney, captaining their first XV in 2010.^[2] He was also named captain of the New South Wales All School team in the same year, as well as the Australian Schoolboy team.

In 2011, he captained the Australia Under-19 side and he was a member of the Australia Under-20 team that played at the 2012 IRB Junior World Championship.^[3]

He played in the Shute Shield competition with Eastwood, impressing coach John Manenti, who said:^[4]

Steve Cummins has established himself as a real hard worker with huge involvements at the tackle and breakdown areas.

In 2013, he played for the Sydney-based Super Rugby franchise side the Waratahs' emerging side, Gen Blue in the Pacific Rugby Cup.^[5]

Eastern Province Kings

On 3 June 2014, the Eastern Province Kings announced Cummins as one of three new signings prior to the 2014 Currie Cup Premier Division season.^[6] He joined them on a short-term contract for the remainder of 2014.

Two days later, he was selected on the bench for the Eastern Province Kings side to face Wales during a tour match during a 2014 incoming tour. He came on as a late substitute, playing the last six minutes as the Kings suffered a 12–34 defeat.^[7]

He started the opening match of the Currie Cup season, but was on the losing side as Western Province secured a 35–16 victory.^[8] He played in the first three matches of the season, as well as in the final three matches, including their match against the Pumas in the final round of the competition, where the Kings secured their only victory after nine successive defeats, beating the Pumas 26–25.

Cummins made a total of seven appearances in Eastern Province Kings colours during his short spell in Port Elizabeth.

Melbourne Rebels

On the same day that Cummins was announced as an EP Kings player, the Rebels also announced that Cummins signed a contract to join them as an Extended Playing Squad (EPS) member for the 2015 Super Rugby season.^[9]

References

1. "SARU Player Profile Steve cummins". South African Rugby Union. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
2. "The Hills Sports High School : Rugby Union". The Hills Sports High School. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
3. "2012 Australia IRB Junior World Championship squad". International Rugby Board. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
4. "Shute Shield Round 4 Preview: Woodies Wary Of Manly Backlash". Rugby News. 27 April 2013. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
5. "Gen Blue look for second win Pacific Rugby Cup" (Press release). Waratahs. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
6. "Three new signings for Kings". Sport24. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
7. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs Wales". South African Rugby Union. 10 June 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2014.
8. "Match Breakdown: Eastern Province Kings vs DHL Western Province". South African Rugby Union. 8 August 2014. Retrieved 29 October 2014.
9. "RaboDirect Rebels sign Steve Cummins" (Press release). Melbourne Rebels. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.