Stephen Timothy "Steve" Casey (24 December 1882 – 10 August 1960) was a New Zealand international rugby player. He was a member of the

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in 1905–1908 ( an "original" All Black), playing in the

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position.Ron Palenski (2007) ''The All Blackography'', Hodder Moa. p. 82.

Early life

Casey was born in

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, New Zealand and was educated at

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where he played rugby.Bob Luxford
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New Zealand All Blacks Player Profile

Senior rugby

Casey played for the Southern Rugby Football Club from 1900,A.R. Lawry (1905) ''From inauguration to premiers : a souvenir to the Southern Football Club, covering a period of twenty-one seasons'', Dunedin, N.Z. : Printed at the Otago Daily Times and Witness Office. p. 165. captaining the seniors in 1906 and 1913, and was assistant coach of the seniors that won the championship in 1915 and coach in 1922. He represented

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in 57 matches between 1903–04 and from 1906 until 1913. He played four matches for the South Island Team in the years 1904–07.Winston Cooper (1984) ''The history of the Southern Rugby Football Club, 1884–1984'', Dunedin, N.Z. : The Club. p. 186.

All Blacks

Casey was selected for the 1905–06 Original All Blacks tour. He played against

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and the famous "'' Match of the Century''" against

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. He also played against Australia in 1907 and in the first test against the Anglo-Welsh team in 1908. He played 38 matches (including 8 tests) for the All Blacks but never scored a point for them.

References

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