Mick Shaw
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| Full name | Michael Shaw[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 July 1975 Halifax, West Yorkshire, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 March 2012 (aged 36) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Michael Shaw (16 July 1975 – 19 March 2012) was an English rugby league footballer who played for Leeds, Bramley, Rochdale Hornets and Halifax.
Playing career[edit]
Shaw started his professional career at Leeds, joining the club from Elland in 1993.[2] In 1997, after playing 38 games for Leeds, he was loaned out to Bramley.[4] In 1998, he joined Rochdale Hornets.[5]
In July 1999, he was signed by Halifax,[6] and made five Super League appearances for the club, scoring one try. He later went on to play for amateur club Siddal.
Death[edit]
In March 2012, Shaw died aged 36.[7][8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ a b "Player Profile". Leeds Rhinos. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Mick Shaw". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (5 February 1997). "Rugby League: Hall agrees two-year Wigan deal". The Independent. Archived from the original on 14 May 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Rochdale Hornets 64 Leigh Centurions 20". The Bolton News. 22 June 1998. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ Hadfield, Dave (17 July 1999). "Rugby League: Zisti leaves Bradford and heads for Rome". The Independent.
- ^ "Rugby mourns shock death of accomplished player Mick Shaw from Halifax aged 36". Halifax Courier. 20 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
- ^ "Tributes after ex-Leeds RL player dies at 36". Yorkshire Evening Post. 21 March 2012. Retrieved 22 July 2017.