Les Sheard Explained

First:RU
Les Sheard
Fullname:Leslie Sheard
Ru Club1:Wakefield RFC
Ru Year1start:1969
Ru Year1end:71
Club1:Castleford
Year1start:1970
Year1end:72
Appearances1:9
Tries1:0
Goals1:1
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:2
Club2:Wakefield Trinity
Year2start:1972
Year2end:80
Appearances2:171
Tries2:31
Goals2:5
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:103
Club3:York
Year3start:1980
Year3end:81
Appearances3:33
Tries3:11
Club4:Huddersfield
Year4start:1981
Year4end:82
Teama:Yorkshire
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:1975
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Coachteam1:Huddersfield
Coachyear1start:1981
Coachyear1end:≥81
Retired:yes
Source:[1] [2] [3]

Leslie Sheard (born) 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 or, and coached club level rugby league for Huddersfield.

Background

Les Sheard worked as a school teacher, and as of 2009 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 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 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 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. 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.
  6. Web site: Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time). thecastlefordtigers.co.uk . 31 December 2014. 1 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php. 16 February 2012.
  7. Web site: Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. thecastlefordtigers.co.uk . 31 December 2014. 1 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120722034259/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=725. 22 July 2012.
  8. Web site: 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. 1 January 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140222005645/http://www.yorkpress.co.uk/sport/other/features/biginterview/4381634.Les_Sheard. 22 February 2014.
  9. Hoole, Les (2004). Wakefield Trinity RLFC – FIFTY GREAT GAMES. Breedon Books.