Steve Finnane

Stephen Charles "Steve" Finnane (born 3 July 1952) was a rugby union player who represented Australia.

Steve Finnane
Birth nameStephen Charles Finnane[1]
Date of birth (1952-07-03) 3 July 1952[1]
Place of birthSydney[1]
SchoolWaverley College & Vaucluse High School
Rugby union career
Position(s) prop[1]
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
Eastern Suburbs ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1975–78[1] Wallabies 6[1] (0[1])

Finnane, a prop, was born in Sydney and claimed a total of six international rugby caps for Australia. He was dubbed the phantom puncher, for a short right uppercut delivered to Welsh player Graham Price in a scrum during the second Test match between the Wallabies and Wales at the SCG on 17 June 1978. The Welshman suffered a shattered jaw.[2] The Wallaby later wrote in a book that he hit Price.

The Wales match proved to be Finnane's last for Australia: although he was selected for the 1979 tour of New Zealand, he declined, choosing to focus on his professional career as a barrister.[3][4] Finnane was admitted as a Barrister in the Supreme court on 6 June 1975. He is the brother of District Court judge Michael Finnane KC[5]

References

SMH 22 August 2010

  1. "Scrum.com player profile of Steve Finnane". Scrum.com. Retrieved 12 July 2010.
  2. "The story behind this iconic Welsh rugby picture". 21 June 2019.
  3. "Silk selection ironed out". 21 August 2010.
  4. "| Classic Wallabies".
  5. "Michael Finnane KC". 10 February 2023.


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