Artie Shead
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| Born | 29 July 1978 New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 195 cm (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artie Shead is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Taranaki, New Zealand Māori, France and Harbour League, and at club level for the Northcote Tigers (Juniors), North Harbour, the Pia Donkeys, the Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship and the Limoux Grizzlies, as a centre, prop or second-row.[2]
He was named in the France national rugby league team on the 2001 tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea and for the 2009 Four Nations after qualifying through residency, being born in New Zealand and spending over three years in France.[3]
Shead was a Northcote Tigers junior and represented Harbour League in 2006.[4]
He represented Taranaki and New Zealand Māori in 1998.[5]
He is the younger brother of Phillip Shead.[citation needed]
References
[edit]- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ "Rugby". Archived from the original on 31 October 2007. Retrieved 20 December 2009.
- ^ "Goulding holds off selection". Archived from the original on 17 October 2012.
- ^ Broken shoulder ends season [dead link] The Press, 26 September 1998
- ^ New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98, New Zealand Rugby Football League, 1998. p.144
External links
[edit]- 1978 births
- Living people
- Baroudeurs de Pia XIII players
- France national rugby league team players
- French rugby league players
- French people of New Zealand descent
- Limoux Grizzlies players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league players
- New Zealand Māori rugby league team players
- New Zealand rugby league players
- North Harbour rugby league team players
- Northcote Tigers players
- Rugby league centres
- Rugby league props
- Rugby league second-rows
- Taranaki rugby league team players
- Villeneuve Leopards players
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players
- Expatriate rugby league players in France
- New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in France
- Naturalized citizens of France
- Naturalised sports competitors