Paul Sheedy

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Paul Sheedy
Birth namePaul Sheedy
Date of birth (1981-02-16) 16 February 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth Brisbane, Queensland
Height1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight85 kg (13 st 5 lb)
School Marist College Ashgrove
Rugby league career
Position(s) Halfback, Fullback
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1999-01 Norths Devils ()
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001 Melbourne Storm [1] 2 (0)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2013-18 Philippines Tamaraws 4 (9)
Coaching career
YearsTeam
2019 Philippines Tamaraws
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002-05 Manly RUFC ()
Super Rugby
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2001-04 Waratahs [2] [3] [4] 5 (10)
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2002 Australia U-21
1998-99 Australian Schoolboys 6 (0)

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Paul Sheedy (born 16 February 1981), is an Australian former professional rugby footballer. He played rugby league for the Melbourne Storm in 2001, [1] and he played rugby union for the New South Wales Waratahs between 2001 and 2004. [2] [3] [4]

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Early life

Sheedy attended secondary school at Marist College Ashgrove in Brisbane, [6] where he played rugby for Ashgrove's 1st XV team in 1997 and 1998. He was selected for the Australian Schoolboys team in 1998 and played scrum-half in the grand slam-winning team that defeated Scotland, Ireland, Wales and England on their 1998–99 tour. [6]

Career

Rugby league

In 1999, Sheedy switched codes to play rugby league in the Queensland Cup for the Northern Suburbs Devils (then affiliated with Melbourne Storm). [7] He made his NRL debut for the Melbourne Storm against the Bulldogs in 2001, [1] replacing the injured Robbie Ross at fullback. [7]

Rugby union

Sheedy switched back to rugby union in the latter part of 2001, signing with the New South Wales Waratahs. [2] In 2002, he was selected and played for the Australian team at the Under 21 Rugby World Championship held in Johannesburg. [8]

He joined the Manly rugby club in Sydney, where he played in the Shute Shield competition between 2002 and 2005. [9] [10] Sheedy made his Super 12 debut off the bench for the Waratahs against the Auckland Blues in the opening round of the 2003 season. [11] He returned to rugby league and played for South Perth Lions in the Western Australian Rugby League.

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