Paul Sheedy

Paul Sheedy
Full name Paul Sheedy
Date of birth (1981-02-16) 16 February 1981
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Weight 85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School Marist College Ashgrove
Rugby league career
Position Halfback, Fullback
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
1999-2001 Norths Devils
Professional clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2001 Melbourne Storm[1] 2 (0)
National teams
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2013 Philippines PAL Tamaraws
0		 (0)
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Scrum-half
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
2002-2005 Manly RUFC
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2001-2004 Waratahs[2][3][4] 5 (10)2t
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2002
1998-99		 Australia U-21
Australian Schoolboys
6		 0

Paul Sheedy (born 16 February 1981), is an Australian former professional rugby footballer. He played rugby league for the Melbourne Storm in 2001,[1] and he played rugby union for the New South Wales Waratahs between 2001 and 2004.[2][3][4]

Early life

Sheedy attended secondary school at Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane,[5] where he played rugby for Ashgrove's 1st XV team in 1997 and 1998. He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1998 and played scrum-half in the grand slam-winning team that defeated Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England on their 1998-99 tour.[5]

Career

Rugby league

In 1999, Sheedy switched codes to play rugby league in the Queensland Cup for the Northern Suburbs Devils (then affiliated with Melbourne Storm).[6] He made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against the Bulldogs in 2001,[1] replacing the injured Robbie Ross at fullback.[6]

Rugby union

Sheedy switched back to rugby union in the latter part of 2001, signing with the New South Wales Waratahs.[2] In 2002, he was selected and played for the Australian team at the Under 21 Rugby World Championship held in Johannesburg.[7]

He joined the Manly rugby club in Sydney, where he played in the Shute Shield competition between 2002 and 2005.[8][9] Sheedy made his Super 12 debut off the bench for the Waratahs against the Auckland Blues in the opening round of the 2003 season.[10] He returned to rugby league and played for South Perth Lions in the Western Australian Rugby League.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Paul Sheedy Statistics". rleague.com. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  2. 1 2 3 "Waratahs resign their Wallabies". ARU. 13 September 2001. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  3. 1 2 "Current signed HSBC Waratahs for 2004". ARU. 28 August 2003. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Waratahs Team Statistics All Time Player List". waratahs.com.au. Archived from the original on 27 May 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
  5. 1 2 Stephens, Paul (28 January 1999). "Donnelly sets the standard for Australia's day". The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  6. 1 2 "Sheedy to debut in NRL". Post Courier. 24 May 2001. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  7. ↑ "Australian U21s named for Final". ARU. 27 June 2002. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Sydney Uni records big win". ARU. 21 July 2002. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Tooheys New play offs get underway". ARU. 8 September 2005. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Auckland Blues too good for Waratahs". ARU. 21 February 2003. Archived from the original on 29 May 2013. Retrieved 29 May 2013.
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