Phillip Shead

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Phillip Shead
Personal information
Born (1977-07-15) 15 July 1977 (age 47)
New Zealand
Playing information
Position Second-row
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1996 Paris Saint-Germain
Villeneuve Leopards
Total00000
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1999–03 New Zealand Māori
Source: [1]
Relatives Artie Shead (brother)

Phillip Shead is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for Paris Saint-Germain and represented both New Zealand Māori and France.

Playing career

Shead was a Northcote Tigers junior along with his younger brother; Artie. In 1992 he represented the New Zealand under-15 side. He went on to represent both Auckland and Taranaki alongside his brother. [2] In 1996 he played in the Super League for the French club Paris Saint-Germain.[ citation needed ]

He represented New Zealand Māori in three "tests" in 1999 and on a tour of France in 2003. On the French tour he played against his brother, who by then had gained French residency. While playing for the Villeneuve Leopards, Shead himself qualified for France and played at the 2004 Victory Cup. [2]

In 2005, while playing for Mount Albert, he was part of a New Zealand Rugby League's President selection that played a pre-season trial match against the New Zealand Warriors. [3]

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References

  1. Phil Shead rugbyleagueproject.org
  2. 1 2 John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. p. 326. ISBN   9781869693312.
  3. NZ Presidents Selection / 2005 Tag International Series Archived 2011-07-13 at the Wayback Machine leagueunlimited, 24 February 2005