Guy Shepherdson
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| Personal information |
| Full name |
Guy Shepherdson |
| Date of birth |
February 17, 1982 (1982-02-17) (age 30) |
| Place of birth |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Height |
1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight |
117 kg (18 st 6 lb) |
| Club information |
| Position(s) |
Tighthead Prop |
| Current club |
Queensland Reds |
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* Professional club appearances and points
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Guy Shepherdson (born 17 February 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia [1] ) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His usual position is at tight-head prop. He currently plays for the Reds in the international Super Rugby competition, and has played for the national team, the Wallabies.
[edit] Early life
Shepherdson was born in Jakarta as his father worked as an aid official for the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB), now known as AusAID from 1981 to 1983. [1]
The family then moved to Canberra and Shepherdson was educated at Canberra Grammar School. He was a member of the Brumbie Academy squad in 1997. He played for the Australian Schoolboys in 1999 and went onto represent Australia at the under-19 and under-23 level. He went onto complete two stints with the Bay of Plenty in the National Provincial Championship in New Zealand. Sheperdson made his Super 12 debut for the Brumbies in 2004, against a New Zealand team, the Auckland Blues in Canberra. He went on to earn another 13 caps for the Brumbies during that season.
He was included in new Australian coach John Connolly's squad for the Wallabies' 2006 mid-year rugby test series. He went onto make his international debut on 24 June, against Ireland at Subiaco Oval in Perth.
[edit] Queensland Reds
In June 2010 he agreed to join the Queensland Reds for the 2011 Super 15 season.
[edit] References
- ^ a b http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/09/07/guy-shepherdson-indonesian-connection.html
[edit] External links
| Persondata |
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Sheperdson, Guy |
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| Date of birth |
17 February 1982 |
| Place of birth |
Jakarta, Indonesia |
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