Steve Devine

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'''Stephen John Devine''' (born 12 December 1976) is a New Zealand [[rugby union]] footballer. He is a former [[All blacks|All Black]] and international sevens player for [[Australia national rugby sevens team|Australia]].

Devine played for Australia Under-21 before relocating to New Zealand. A loyal servant of Auckland rugby, he made 78 appearances for [[Auckland Rugby Football Union|Auckland]] and 70 for the [[Blues (Super Rugby)|Blues]] in the Super 12 Rugby competition. He was eligible to play for [[All Blacks|New Zealand]] on residential grounds, and made his debut for the All Blacks on 9 November 2002, against England during the All Blacks end of year tour. Devine went on to play 10 tests for New Zealand, including the third/fourth place playoff in the [[2003 Rugby World Cup]].

He had to retire from rugby in 2007 after a series of concussions and other injuries, and a very long recovery period to recover from his final on-field concussion (2 years). After retirement, Devine co-hosted a programme on New Zealand Sky TV called ''This Given Sunday'', along with [[Karl Te Nana]].

He is now a firefighter.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Chisholm |first1=Donna |title=Brains to Mush |url=https://www.metromag.co.nz/city-life/city-life-sport/brains-to-mush |website=Metro Magazine |location=Auckland |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122065606/https://www.metromag.co.nz/city-life/city-life-sport/brains-to-mush |archive-date=22 January 2021 |date=4 June 2012}}</ref> In 2019, he revealed that he still has [[migraine]]s, extreme fatigue and light sensitivity due to the left pupil not being able to dilate properly.<ref>{{Cite web|date=12 August 2019|title=Season 1, Episode 6|url=https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/the-check-up/episodes/s1-e6|access-date=2019-09-07|website=tvnz.co.nz}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Sport links}} * {{All Blacks|new_id=Steve-Devine-AB-1018|old_id=1022}}

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