Lewis Stevenson (rugby player)
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Lewis Stevenson is an Irish
rugby union
footballer. He previously played for the Exeter Chiefs
and Harlequins
. He currently plays for Ulster
in the RaboDirect Pro12 as a lock. Stevenson grew up outside a small village called Ballynure, approximately 12 miles from Belfast. He attended Ballynure Primary school until attending Ballyclare High (Grammar) School. From year 8, Stevenson then started playing rugby. Stevenson then joined the Medallion XV rugby team, despite being a year too young to normally play. That year his team reached the quarter final where they narrowly lost to RBAI in the quarter finals. The next year he played again for the Medallion XV where he and fellow team members won the Medallion Plate that year against Larne Grammar.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer. He previously played for the Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Rugby Club are a rugby union club based in Exeter, Devon.The Exeter club was formed around 1871 and played its first match in 1873. The first team has been rebranded as the Exeter Chiefs and play in a strip of Black , White ....
and Harlequins
Harlequin F.C.
The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
. He currently plays for Ulster
Ulster Rugby
Ulster Rugby, usually referred to simply as Ulster, is an Irish professional rugby union team based in Belfast, representing the Irish province of Ulster, that competes in the RaboDirect Pro12 and also competes in the Heineken Cup...
in the RaboDirect Pro12 as a lock. Stevenson grew up outside a small village called Ballynure, approximately 12 miles from Belfast. He attended Ballynure Primary school until attending Ballyclare High (Grammar) School. From year 8, Stevenson then started playing rugby. Stevenson then joined the Medallion XV rugby team, despite being a year too young to normally play. That year his team reached the quarter final where they narrowly lost to RBAI in the quarter finals. The next year he played again for the Medallion XV where he and fellow team members won the Medallion Plate that year against Larne Grammar.