Stefanos Bastas (Greek: Στέφανος Μπάστας) is a Greek semi-professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for Rhodes Knights in Greece. He began playing rugby league at the age of 18 in Greece with the Rhodes Knights. As of 2021, he is the most capped player for the Greek National Rugby League Team.[3]
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| Born | 22 December 1993 Karystos, Euboea, Greece | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 187 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Lock | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Career
editHemel Stags
editUpon returning from Serbia, Bastas moved to England in search of a professional contract. He attended trials and training sessions with the Hemel Stags, where he was successful and signed a one-year contract for the 2018 season.[4] He was the first ever Greek rugby league player to secure a professional contract.
Doncaster RLFC
editIn 2019, following a series of trial games, Stefanos signed for Doncaster.[5] He then scored his first ever try in Doncaster's 46-6 Challenge Cup win over Featherstone Lions.[6]
Villegailhenc Aragon XIII
editBastas was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2019 season. He joined Villegailhenc-Aragon XIII in the Elite Two Championship on 20 October 2019.
Saint-Gaudens Bears
editOn 8 Jan 2021 it was announced that Bastas has signed for Saint-Gaudens Bears in the Elite One Championship[7]
Coventry Bears
editOn 7 May 2021 it was reported that he had signed for Coventry Bears in the RFL League 1[8]
International
editHe was selected to represent the Greece national team in 2014 and was part of the squad that played in the European Championship Group C and also in the Balkans Cup. In October 2017, at age 23, Bastas was named as captain of the national team ahead of the 2017 Balkans Cup.
He was also part of Greece's 2021 Rugby League World Cup qualifying campaign, in which they qualified for their first Rugby League World Cup.
References
edit- ^ "Stefanos Bastas". Rugby League Project.
- ^ "Villegailhenc-Aragon-RL-XIII". Trieze Mondial.
- ^ "Greece - Players - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 2019-12-23.
- ^ Gordon, James (2017-12-15). "Greece international gets Hemel chance". Love Rugby League. Retrieved 2018-05-29.
- ^ "Dons sign Stefanos Bastas". 2019-03-28.
- ^ "Report: Featherstone Lions 6 Doncaster 46". 2019-03-31.
- ^ "GREEK FORWARD SIGNS WITH FRENCH ELITE 1 CLUB AHEAD OF THE 2021 WORLD CUP". www.everythingrugbyleague.com. 8 Jan 2021. Retrieved 19 Jan 2021.
- ^ "Greece international Stefanos Bastas joins Coventry". Love Rugby League. 7 May 2021. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
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