Chris Sheppard
Personal information
Full nameChristopher Sheppard
Born (1981-03-16) 16 March 1981
Mareeba, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight92 kg (14 st 7 lb)
PositionFive-eighth, Halfback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–05 North Qld Cowboys 60 5 0 2 22
2005–06 St. George Illawarra 4 0 0 0 0
2008 North Qld Cowboys 1 0 0 0 0
Total 65 5 0 2 22
Source: [1]

Chris Sheppard (born 16 March 1981) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer, and former chief executive officer of Queensland Cup club Northern Pride.

Sheppard played at NRL level for the North Queensland Cowboys and the St. George Illawarra Dragons before finishing his career in the Queensland Cup with Northern Pride.

Background

Sheppard was born in Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.

Sheppard played all his early football career for Mareeba in the CDRL competition. Chris was part of the 1999 Gladiators team that won the premiership

Playing career

Sheppard made his NRL first grade debut for the Cowboys in their Round 4 clash against the Penrith Panthers in Cairns on 10 March 2001.

Sheppard took Northern Pride to victory in the 2010 Queensland Cup Final, winning the Duncan Hall Medal for his man-of-the-match performance in his last game before retirement.[2]

References

  1. Rugby League Project
  2. Ricketts, Steve (19 September 2010). "Northern Pride beat Norths Devils in Intrust Super Cup final at Suncorp Stadium". The Courier-Mail.
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