Shane Webcke

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**Shane Webcke**
Personal information

Full name	Shane Webcke
Date of birth	September 28, 1974
Place of birth	Toowoomba, Australia
Height	1.83 m
Weight	112 kg
Nickname	Warhorse
Position	Prop
Youth clubs
	Clifton
Professional clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
1995-2006	Brisbane	254 (72)
Representative teams
1998-2004 1998-2004	Queensland Australia	21 (4) 20
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only.

Shane Webcke (born September 28, 1974 in Toowoomba, Queensland) is a former Australian rugby league player, who spent his entire first grade career playing for the Brisbane Broncos in the National Rugby League competition.

Webcke also represented Queensland in the State of Origin on twenty-one separate occasions. He also made eighteen test appearances for the Australian national side, including being a member of the Australian world champion team that won the 2000 Rugby League World Cup.

His position of choice is at Prop Forward. He announced he would retire at the end of the 2006 NRL season on the 26th of April 2006. He enjoyed a fairy-tale finish as the Broncos won the 2006 NRL Grand final against the Melbourne Storm 15-8, days after his 32nd birthday.

At the age of 32 he stands 183 cm tall, and weighs 112 kg.

Webcke,alongside Glenn Lazarus and Arthur Beetson is considered by many to have been one of the finest post-war Front-rowers to play the game.

[edit] Career highlights

Junior Club: Clifton Wattles
First Grade Debut: Round 10, Brisbane v. Norths at North Sydney, May 19, 1995
First Grade Premierships, 1997,1998,2000, 2006 with Brisbane Broncos (played 2000 Grand Final with broken arm)
Career Stats: 254 career appearances with 18 tries
State of Origin: 21 games for Queensland between 1998 and 2004
International: 18 tests for Australia