Les Sheard

Leslie Sheard (born c. 1945) is an English former rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1970s and 1980s, and coached rugby league in the 1980s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Wakefield RFC,^[4] and representative level rugby league (RL) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Castleford,^[5][6][7] Wakefield Trinity, York (captain), and Huddersfield, as a fullback or centre, and coached club level rugby league for Huddersfield.

Les Sheard

Personal information
Full name	Leslie Sheard
Born	c. 1945 (age 78–79)
Playing information
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1968–1969 Loughborough Colleges 1969–1970 Wakefield RFC Total 0 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1969–1970 Yorkshire 7 1970 NE Counties 1
Rugby league
Position	Fullback, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1971–72 Castleford 9 0 1 0 2 1972–1980 Wakefield Trinity 171 31 5 0 103 1980–81 York 33 11 1981–82 Huddersfield 25 Total 238 42 6 0 105 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1974 Yorkshire 1 0 0 1975 England 1 0 0 0 0
Coaching information
Club Years Team Gms W D L W% 1981–82 Huddersfield
Source: [1][2][3]

Background

Les Sheard worked as a school teacher, and as of 1983 he lives in Devon.^[8]

Playing career

International honours

Les Sheard won a cap for England (RL) while at Wakefield Trinity in 1975 against Wales.^[2]

County honours

Les Sheard won cap(s) for Yorkshire while at Wakefield Trinity.

Challenge Cup Final appearances

Les Sheard played fullback in Wakefield Trinity's 3–12 defeat by Widnes in the 1979 Challenge Cup Final during the 1978–79 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 5 May 1979, in front of a crowd of a crowd of 94,218.^[9]

County Cup Final appearances

Les Sheard appeared as a substitute (replacing fullback Geoffrey Wraith) in Wakefield Trinity's 2–7 defeat by Leeds in the 1973 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1973–74 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 20 October 1973, and played fullback in the 13–16 defeat by Hull Kingston Rovers in the 1974 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1974–75 season at Headingley, Leeds on Saturday 26 October 1974.

Club career

Les Sheard made his début for Wakefield Trinity during March 1972, he appears to have scored no drop-goals (or field-goals as they are currently known in Australasia), but prior to the 1974–75 season all goals, whether; conversions, penalties, or drop-goals, scored 2-points, consequently prior to this date drop-goals were often not explicitly documented, therefore '0' drop-goals may indicate drop-goals not recorded, rather than no drop-goals scored.

References

1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
3. "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
4. Wakefield Rugby Football Club—1901–2001 A Centenary History. Written and compiled by David Ingall in 2001
5. David Smart & Andrew Howard (1 July 2000). "Images of Sport – Castleford Rugby League – A Twentieth Century History". The History Press Ltd. ISBN 978-0752418957
6. "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
7. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2014. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
8. "York Rugby League Club's championship-winning team of 1980/1 to be re-united at a special dinner". yorkpress.co.uk. 31 December 2011. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
9. Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books. ISBN 1-85983-429-9

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