Stephen John Moore (born 20 July 1972) is a former international

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player. Born in

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, Moore moved to

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in Wales aged seven. Following appearances for

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, Moore's first-class rugby career began when he was signed to play for

Swansea RFC Swansea Rugby Football Club is a Welsh rugby union team which plays in the Welsh Premiership. The club play at St Helen's Rugby and Cricket Ground in Swansea and are also known as ''The Whites,'' in reference to their home kit colours. History ...

in 1991. Moore played for the club for six seasons, including their Heineken League championship winning seasons in 1991-92 and 1993–94 and their

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win in the 1994–95 season. His try for Swansea in their defeat against Cardiff in the 1996-97 SWALEC Cup final was the last first-class try to be scored at the

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in Cardiff before its closure and demolition. Moore played his final game for Swansea in May 1997. He was included in the Wales national team for their tour of North America and made his début for against in July 1997. For the 1997–98 season, Moore moved to the

Moseley RFC Birmingham Moseley Rugby Club is an English rugby union club, based in Birmingham, that compete in the third tier of English rugby. They were historically the premier rugby club in Birmingham, reaching the final of the John Player Cup three ti ...

club. He played his first game at home for Wales against Romania which, due to the closure of the National Stadium in Cardiff, took place at the Racecourse Ground in Wrexham, the town where Moore grew up. His final appearance for the Wales national team came in the match against Tonga in November 1997. He left Mosley after one season to join

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for the 1998–99 season. He remained at Cardiff for three seasons, before leaving to join French club

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on a two-year contract. He also made one appearance for the

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invitational team against East Midlands in 2001. Following his retirement from playing, Moore set up a company with his brother, Athlete Career Transition Pathway (ACT), to assist with preparing professional sports people with a career following their retirement from sport.

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