Stephen Hampson was born on 14 August 1961 and is a former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played as a fullback in the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, and coached rugby league in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s.
12 Facts About Steve Hampson
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Steve Hampson played club level rugby union for Vulcan RUFC in Newton-le-Willows, and representative level rugby league for Great Britain, and at club level for Wigan, Illawarra Steelers, Halifax, Salford Reds and the Widnes Vikings.
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Steve Hampson started his rugby league career with Wigan, joining from Newton-le-Willows based rugby union club Vulcan RUFC in October 1983.
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Steve Hampson played in the club's 1991 World Club Challenge victory against the visiting Penrith Panthers.
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Steve Hampson spent almost ten years as a player for the club between 1983 and 1993.
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Wigan reached the Challenge Cup Final eight times while Steve Hampson was at the club, but he missed the first three Challenge Cup Finals due to injury.
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Steve Hampson received his first call-up for Great Britain in 1986.
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Steve Hampson was selected to go on the 1988 Great Britain Lions tour, but was forced to withdraw after breaking his arm a few weeks before the tour departed.
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Steve Hampson was selected for the 1992 Great Britain Lions tour of Australia and New Zealand.
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Steve Hampson was capped 12 times for Great Britain between 1987 and 1992.
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Steve Hampson was coach of Lancashire Lynx between 1998 and 2000.
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Steve Hampson worked as a personal trainer for other sportsmen such as cricketer Andrew Flintoff and golfer Darren Clarke.