Phillip Shead
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 15 July 1977 New Zealand | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1996 | Paris Saint-Germain | |||||
| Villeneuve Leopards | ||||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 1999–03 | New Zealand Māori | |||||
| 2004 | France | |||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Phillip Shead is a New Zealand rugby league player who played professionally for Paris Saint-Germain and represented France.
Playing career
Shead was a Northcote Tigers junior along with his brother, Artie. In 1992 he represented the New Zealand under-15 side. He went on to represent both Auckland and Taranaki alongside his brother.[2] In 1996 he played in the Super League for Paris Saint-Germain.
He represented New Zealand Māori in three "tests" in 1999 and on a tour of France in 2003. On the French tour he played against his brother, who by then had gained French residency. While playing for the Villeneuve Leopards, Shead himself qualified for France and played at the 2004 Victory Cup.[2]
In 2005, while playing for Mount Albert, he was part of a New Zealand Rugby League's President selection that played a pre-season trial match against the New Zealand Warriors.[3]
References
- ↑ Phillip Shead rugbyleagueproject.org
- 1 2 John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 326. ISBN 9781869693312.
- ↑ NZ Presidents Selection / 2005 Tag International Series leagueunlimited, 24 February 2005