Steven Franciscus (born 21 August 1982) is a former

Papua New Guinea Papua New Guinea (abbreviated PNG; , ; tpi, Papua Niugini; ho, Papua Niu Gini), officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea ( tpi, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niugini; ho, Independen Stet bilong Papua Niu Gini), is a country i ...

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player who for played the Canberra Raiders in the

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. He had also played for the Papua New Guinea national rugby league team. He was named in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the

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but did not make the final side. He has represented Queensland for under 19's, the Queensland Rangers and 47th Battalion side in the Toowoomba Rugby League. He currently plays for the Dalby Diehards in Dalby Queensland and lives with his wife, Naomi and their three children.

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