Artie Shead is a New Zealand former professional

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footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for

Taranaki Taranaki is a regions of New Zealand, region in the west of New Zealand's North Island. It is named after its main geographical feature, the stratovolcano Mount Taranaki, Taranaki Maunga, formerly known as Mount Egmont. The main centre is the ...

, New Zealand Māori,

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and

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, and at club level for the

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(Juniors),

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, the Pia Donkeys, the

Villeneuve Leopards Villeneuve XIII originally called Sports Athletic Villeneuvois XIII are a semi-professional rugby league team based in Villeneuve-sur-Lot in the region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine in south-western France. Formed in 1934, the first French rugby league ...

in the

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and the

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, as a or . He was named in the

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on the 2001 tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea and for the

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after qualifying through residency, being born in New Zealand and spending over three years in France. Shead was a

junior and represented

in 2006.Broken shoulder ends season
''The Press'', 26 September 1998 He represented

and New Zealand Māori in 1998.''New Zealand Rugby League Annual '98'',

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, 1998. p.144 He is the younger brother of Phillip Shead.

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Equipe ELITE 2009/2010- LER XIII

Equipe ELITE - LER XIII

Equipe ELITE 2008/2009- LER XIII

Equipe ELITE 2009/2010- LER XIII
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shead, Artie 1978 births Living people 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen Baroudeurs de Pia XIII players Expatriate rugby league players in France France national rugby league team players French people of New Zealand descent Limoux Grizzlies players Naturalised sports competitors Naturalized citizens of France New Zealand expatriate rugby league players in France New Zealand expatriate rugby league 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