Stephen Charles "Steve" Finnane (born 3 July 1952) was a

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player who represented Australia. Finnane, a

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, 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 a 1978 Test match between the Wallabies and Wales at the SCG, which smashed the Welshman's jaw. 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.

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