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Leslie Sheard
Leslie Sheard (born ) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and Coach (sport), coached rugby league in the 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Wakefield RFC, and representative level rugby league (RL) for England national rugby league team, England and Yorkshire rugby league team, Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford Tigers, Castleford, Wakefield Trinity, York Wasps, York (Captain (sports), captain), and Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield, as a or , and coached club level rugby league for Huddersfield Giants, Huddersfield. Background Les Sheard worked as a school teacher, and as of 1983 he lives in Devon. Playing career International honours Les Sheard won a Cap (sport), cap for England national rugby league team, England (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity in 1975 against Wales. County honours Les Sheard won Cap (sport), cap(s) for Yorkshire rugby league team, Yorkshire while at Wakefield ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakefield RFC
Wakefield RFC was an English rugby union club, founded in 1901 and folded in 2004 as a result of poor finances, with a trading loss of £105,000 for the season and unsecured creditors' loans of approximately £640,000. The club's final season was in 2003–04 when they were relegated after losing to Coventry RFC in their final match. The club was based at College Grove in Wakefield, West Yorkshire. History Foundation Wakefield RFC was founded in 1901, six years after the schism in rugby that saw the formation of the Northern Union and the move of Wakefield Trinity, who had been the principal rugby club in the city, to the new code. On 15 June 1901, the Wakefield Express printed a short notice: “''A movement is on foot to form a new rugby football club on purely amateur lines to play under Rugby Union rules, and a meeting to promote that object has been called''”. One of the club's first vice presidents was former England and British Lion international Osbert Mackie. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |