# Steve Devine

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Rugby player

Steve Devine Born Stephen John Devine (1976-12-21) 21 December 1976 (age 49) Boggabri, New South Wales, Australia Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Weight 85 kg (187 lb) Rugby union career Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1998 - 2007 Auckland 78 Super Rugby Years Team Apps (Points) 1999 - 2007 Blues 70 (25) International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2002–2003 New Zealand 10 (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps 1998 Australia 7s

**Stephen John Devine** (born 12 December 1976) is a New Zealand [rugby union](/source/Rugby_union) footballer. He is a former [All Black](/source/All_blacks) and international sevens player for [Australia](/source/Australia_national_rugby_sevens_team).

Devine played for Australia Under-21 before relocating to New Zealand. A loyal servant of Auckland rugby, he made 78 appearances for [Auckland](/source/Auckland_Rugby_Football_Union) and 70 for the [Blues](/source/Blues_(Super_Rugby)) in the Super 12 Rugby competition. He was eligible to play for [New Zealand](/source/All_Blacks) 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](/source/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](/source/Karl_Te_Nana).

He is now a firefighter.[1] In 2019, he revealed that he still has [migraines](/source/Migraine), extreme fatigue and light sensitivity due to the left pupil not being able to dilate properly.[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** Chisholm, Donna (4 June 2012). ["Brains to Mush"](https://web.archive.org/web/20210122065606/https://www.metromag.co.nz/city-life/city-life-sport/brains-to-mush). *Metro Magazine*. Auckland. Archived from [the original](https://www.metromag.co.nz/city-life/city-life-sport/brains-to-mush) on 22 January 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Season 1, Episode 6"](https://www.tvnz.co.nz/shows/the-check-up/episodes/s1-e6). *tvnz.co.nz*. 12 August 2019. Retrieved 7 September 2019.

## External links

- [Steve Devine](https://web.archive.org/web/2024/http://www.espnscrum.com/timeline/rugby/player/14075.html) at ESPNscrum (archived)

- [Steve Devine](https://www.itsrugby.fr/joueur_2051.html#noir) at ItsRugby.fr (in French)

- [Steve Devine](https://www.rugbydatabase.co.nz/player/index.php?playerId=828) at RugbyDatabase.co.nz

- [Steve Devine](https://stats.allblacks.com/all-players/profile/Steve-Devine-AB-1018) at the [All Blacks](/source/New_Zealand_national_rugby_union_team) ([archive](https://web.archive.org/web/2/http://stats.allblacks.com/asp/profile.asp?ABID=1022))

v t e New Zealand squad – 2003 Rugby World Cup third place Forwards Braid Collins Flynn Hammett Hewett Hoeft Holah Jack McCaw Mealamu Meeuws Somerville So'oialo Thorn Thorne (c) Williams Backs Atiga (injury replacement) Blair (injured) Carter Devine Howlett Kelleher MacDonald Marshall Mauger Muliaina Nonu Ralph Rokocoko Spencer Umaga Coach: Mitchell

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