Shannon Wakeman
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 16 st 12 lb (107 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 10 January 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Shannon Wakeman (born 15 February 1990), also known by the nickname of TS Wakeman, is an Italy international rugby league footballer who last contracted to the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He plays as a prop.[3]
Italy
Wakeman is an Italy international due to having Italian Grandparents.[4]
Background
He played his junior rugby league for the
NYC side for two seasons between 2009 and 2010.[6]
In 2012 he played for the
He then moved on to play for the
New South Wales Cup from 2013.[8]
Wakeman signed with the Intrust Super Premiership.[10] Wakeman was a member of Illawarra's 2016 premiership winning side and also a member and first try scorer of the Illawarra side which won the NRL State Championship match in 2016 against The Burleigh Bears.[11]
Super League Break
In late December 2016 he signed a two-year full-time contract to play for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.[12] He was coached by former Newcastle Knights boss, Rick Stone.
Controversy
In October 2017 while playing for Italy in the
king hit fellow teammate James Tedesco while having drinks at The Pier Bar in Cairns following Italy's shock 36-12 defeat by Ireland. The altercation was reportedly due to Tedesco propositioning Wakeman's girlfriend.[13][14]
References
- ^ Rugby League Project
- ^ loverugbyleague
- ^ "Huddersfield Giants sign Australian prop Shannon Wakeman on two-year contract". Sky Sports. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Italy 76 - 0 Russia". RLEF. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "NRL Lowdown Round 18: Who's on the cusp and who's on the block at your club?". Daily Telegraph. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ a b "Cutters duo join Dragons for 2013". Zero Tackle. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Player Profile". Sports TG. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Dragons recruit ready to hit his peak". NRL. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Shannon Wakeman ready to deliver". Illawarra Mercury. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "Shannon Wakeman - 2016 ISP NSW TOTY". NSWRL. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ Jennings, Mitchell (2 October 2016). "Illawarra Cutters flog Burleigh Bears in Interstate Championship decider". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Shannon Wakeman: Huddersfield Giants sign Australian prop on two-year deal". BBC. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ^ "James Tedesco king hit in Cairns nightspot". SMH.
- ^ "NRL star James Tedesco king hit by Italy teammate Shannon Wakeman". Fox Sports.
External links
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at giantsrl.com
- Zero Tackle profile
- (archived by web.archive.org) Profile at rugby-league.com
- (archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at rlwc2017.com