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Les Sheard
Personal information
Full nameLeslie Sheard
Bornc. 1945 (age 79–80)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1968–1969 Loughborough Colleges
1969–1970 Wakefield RFC
Total 0 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1969–1970 Yorkshire 7
1970 NE Counties 1
Rugby league
PositionFullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1971–72 Castleford 9 0 1 0 2
1972–1980 Wakefield Trinity 171 31 5 0 103
1980–81 York 33 11 0 0 33
1981–82 Huddersfield 25 3 0 0 9
Total 238 45 6 0 147
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1974 Yorkshire 1 0 0
1975 England 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club
Years Team Gms W D L W%
1981–82 Huddersfield
Source: [1][2][3]

Leslie Sheard (born c. 1945) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached rugby league in the 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Wakefield RFC,[4] and representative level rugby league (RL) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford,[5][6][7] Wakefield Trinity, York (captain), and Huddersfield, as a fullback or centre, and coached club level rugby league for Huddersfield.

Background

Les Sheard worked as a

school teacher, and as of 1983 he lives in Devon.[8]

Playing career

International honours

Les Sheard won a cap for England (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity in 1975 against Wales.[2]

County honours

Les Sheard won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Les Sheard played

1979 Challenge Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1979, in front of a crowd of a crowd of 94,218.[9]

County Cup Final appearances

Les Sheard appeared as a

1974 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Headingley, Leeds
on Saturday 26 October 1974.

Club career

Les Sheard made his début for Wakefield Trinity during March 1972.

References

  1. ^ "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901–2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001
  5. ISBN 978-0752418957
  6. ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. ^ "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  8. ^ "York Rugby League Club's championship-winning team of 1980/1 to be re-united at a special dinner". yorkpress.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  9. ISBN 1-85983-429-9
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