By Simon Thomas
Growing up, rugby league was very much the sporting love for Iwan Stephens, with his heroes being the likes of Kevin Sinfield and Rob Burrow.
But, these days, the new try-scoring Cardiff winger is a convert to union in every sense.
As his accent indicates, he was born and raised in Leeds, with his father Colin – the former Llanelli and Wales fly-half – having moved to west Yorkshire in his mid-20s.
The four-times capped Colin continued playing union after heading north, having spells with Leeds, Sedgley Park, Morley and Huddersfield.
But it was the 13-man code which grabbed ...
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