Brett Sheehan

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Brett Sheehan
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Birth nameBrett Russell Sheehan
Date of birth (1979-09-16) 16 September 1979 (age 44)
Place of birth Geraldton, Western Australia, Australia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
School St. Joseph's College, Hunters Hill
Rugby league career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002 South Sydney Rabbitohs 8 (22)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007
2014
2014-16
Central Coast Rays
London Wasps
Narbonne
10
4
42
(24)
(0)
(10)
Correct as of 12 February 2014
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2005
2006–09
2010–13
Queensland Reds
New South Wales Waratahs
Western Force
4
43
43
(0)
(5)
(21)
Correct as of 10 June 2013
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2006–13 Australia 7 (0)
Correct as of 25 November 2012

Brett Sheehan (born 16 September 1979) is an Australian rugby union and rugby league footballer. [1] He was also included in Australia's squad for matches during the 2006 Tri Nations Series.

Sheehan previously played for the Queensland Reds, playing four Super 12 matches for them in 2005. He then moved back to Sydney to play for the Waratahs for the 2006 season. At the conclusion of the 2008 season Brett announced that he would be moving to the Western Force franchise. He earned a call-up into the Wallaby squad, during the coaching era of John Connolly. Sheehan has also played rugby league in the past, having played for a number clubs in the National Rugby League, such as the Brisbane Broncos, Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles and South Sydney Rabbitohs.

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