Stephen Larkham

Stephen Larkham (born 29 May 1974 in Canberra) is an Australian rugby union player with the ACT Brumbies in the Super 14 and the Australia national team. Larkham has been the first-choice Australian fly-half to play in recent years, playing in both the 1999 and 2003 Rugby World Cups. Nickname: Bernie, after the corpse in Weekend at Bernie's.

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29 May - 1974 - Canberra - Australia - Rugby union - ACT Brumbies - Super 14 - Australia national team - Rugby World Cup - Weekend at Bernie's

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He is known for his varied skills as a playmaker, able both to run with the ball in hand and also to kick accurately behind attacking defences. However, his apparent frailty and injury has taken a toll on recent appearances. Recently, he was out of action for several weeks in 2005 after the removal of a cancerous growth from the back of his left knee; he faces tests twice yearly for the rest of his life to monitor his condition. http://www.rugbyrugby.com/COUNTRY_BY_COUNTRY/Australia/Country_News/story_42229.shtml Later that year, he suffered a shoulder injury that kept him out of the 2005 Tri Nations Series.

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2005 - Cancer - Tri Nations Series

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