Steve Renouf
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Player Bio
- Inducted:
- 2024
- Date of Birth:
- 08 July 1970
- Birthplace:
- Wondai, QLD
- Nickname:
- -
- Debut Team:
- Brisbane Broncos
- Date:
- 02 April 1989
- Opposition:
- -
- Venue:
- Lang Park
- Representative:
- Australia, Queensland
- Club:
- Brisbane Broncos
Career
Milestones
- NRL games: 183
- Points: 568 (142 tries)
- Australia: Tests 10 (1992-98), World Cup 1992, Kangaroo Tour 1994
- Queensland: State of Origins 11 (1991-98)
- Grand Finals: 4 – Brisbane 1992 (W), 1993 (W), 1997 (W), 1998 (W)
- Leading try scorer in Broncos history (142 tries)
- Won World Club Challenge with Brisbane 1992
- Scored Australia’s only try in World Cup final 1992
- Won Super League World Club Challenge with Brisbane 1997
- Played 27 games for Wigan 2000-01
- Won Lotto Challenge pre-season competition with Brisbane 1991
Biography
Scorer of one of the great grand final tries in 1992, ‘The Pearl’ finished his glittering career with a club record 142 tries in 183 games for the Brisbane Broncos. A four-time premiership winner in 1992, ’93, ’97 and ’98, Renouf was blessed with blistering pace and superb footwork that left opposition defenders floundering.
Apart from his grand final stunner in ’92, Renouf also scored a hat-trick of tries in the Broncos’ 26-8 win over the Sharks in the Super League decider in 1997. One of the finest centres of his era, Renouf played 11 Tests for Australia and scored 13 tries, including the match-winner in the 1992 World Cup final at Wembley.
He also made 11 appearances for Queensland at State of Origin level, savouring a series victory in 1998. Renouf played a key role in the lead-up to Mark Coyne’s epic try to steal victory for Queensland in Game One of the 1994 series in Sydney.
Headed to England in 2000 and enjoyed two sensational seasons with Wigan, crossing for 43 tries in 59 games and playing in two grand finals.
Steve Renouf was pure poetry in motion
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