| Birth name | Steven Norman Tuynman | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 May 1963 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||
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Steve Tuynman (born 30 May 1963, in Sydney, New South Wales), is an Australian former representative rugby union player. He played in 34 tests for the Wallabies between 1983 and 1990. [1] Tuynman was raised in Sydney and his senior schooling was at Hunters Hill High School. [2]
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