Shaun Irwin

Shaun Irwin
Personal information
Full nameShaun Michael Irwin[1]
Born (1968-12-08) 8 December 1968 (age 55)
Pontefract, England
Playing information
PositionCentre, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1986–93 Castleford 141 41 0 0 154
1993–96 Oldham Bears 51 15 0 0 60
1998 Featherstone Rovers
Total 192 56 0 0 214
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1988–90 Great Britain U21 4
1990 Great Britain 4 0 0 0 0
Source: [2]

Shaun Irwin (born 8 December 1968) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Castleford, Oldham Bears and Featherstone Rovers (captain), as a centre or second-row.

Background

Shaun Irwin was born in Pontefract, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.

Playing career

International honors

Irwin represented Great Britain under-21s four times between 1988 and 1990.[3]

Irwin won caps for Great Britain while at Castleford in 1990 against France, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand, and in 1990 in the 1989–1992 Rugby League World Cup against New Zealand.[2]

First Division Grand Final appearances

Shaun Irwin played at centre in Featherstone Rovers' 22-24 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.[4]

County Cup Final appearances

Shaun Irwin played at centre in Castleford's 11-8 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1990 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1990–91 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 23 September 1990.

Outside of Rugby League

Shaun currently works as a Paramedic for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

References

  1. ^ "Index entry". FreeBMD. ONS. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  3. ^ Fletcher, Raymond (1997). Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook 1997. Headline Book Publishing. p. 357. ISBN 978-0-7472-7764-4.
  4. ^ "First Division Grand Final - 1998 - A Night To Remember!". Great Players - Great Games. 31 December 2010. Archived from the original on 11 October 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2011.