Austin Sheppard (born 1 May 1950) is an English former
rugby union
Rugby union football, commonly known simply as rugby union in English-speaking countries and rugby 15/XV in non-English-speaking world, Anglophone Europe, or often just rugby, is a Contact sport#Terminology, close-contact team sport that orig ...
international who represented
England
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in two Test matches during the 1980s.
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Bristol
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native, Sheppard is a graduate of
Colston's School
Collegiate School (formerly known as Colston's Collegiate School and Colston’s School) is a private day school in Bristol, England, and is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference.
It was founded in 1710 by the merchant, ...
. He played rugby as a prop and appeared in numerous games for
Bristol
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, including the club's
1982–83 John Player Cup triumph.
Sheppard, who was a funeral director by profession, debuted for England in a
1981 Five Nations Test against Wales in Cardiff. It wasn't until 1985 that he got another opportunity, with Wales again his opponent. He remained in the England squad for the
tour of New Zealand that followed.
One of his sons Max has followed in his footsteps but in coaching rugby. By taking North Bristol RFC undefeated in the 2022/23 season which was capped off with a trip to Twickenham with them winning the Pappa Johns National Cup.
See also
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List of England national rugby union players
This article represents a list of people who have played for the England national rugby union team, in the order that they received their first Cap (sport), cap. The list only includes players who have played in an official Test match (rugby union ...
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1950 births
Living people
English rugby union players
England international rugby union players
Bristol Bears players
Rugby union props
People educated at Colston's School
Rugby union players from Bristol
Gloucestershire County RFU players
20th-century English sportsmen