Guy Shepherdson

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Guy Shepherdson
Rugby union career

Full name	Guy Shepherdson
Date of birth	(1982-02-17) 17 February 1982
Place of birth	Jakarta, Indonesia
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	117 kg (18 st 6 lb)
Playing career
Position	Tighthead Prop
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004–	Easts	33	(0)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2004–10 2011–12	Brumbies Reds	69 4	(0) (0)

correct as of 1 June 2012.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2006–07	Australia	17	(5)

Guy Shepherdson (born 17 February 1982 in Jakarta, Indonesia ^[1] ) is an Australian rugby union footballer. His usual position is at tight-head prop. He currently plays for the Reds in the international Super Rugby competition, and has played for the national team, the Wallabies.

Early life

Shepherdson was born in Jakarta as his father worked as an aid official for the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB), now known as AusAID from 1981 to 1983.^[1]

The family then moved to Canberra and Shepherdson was educated at Canberra Grammar School. He was a member of the Brumbies Academy squad in 1997. He played for the Australian Schoolboys in 1999 and went onto represent Australia at the under-19 and under-23 level.

Rugby career

Shepherdson completed two stints with the Bay of Plenty in the National Provincial Championship in New Zealand. He then signed with the Brumbies for the 2004 season. Shepherdson made his Super 12 debut for the Brumbies in 2004, against the Auckland Blues in Canberra. He went on to earn another 13 caps for the Brumbies during that season.

He was included in new Australian coach John Connolly's squad for the Wallabies' 2006 mid-year rugby test series. He went onto make his international debut on 24 June, against Ireland at Subiaco Oval in Perth.

In June 2010 he agreed to join the Queensland Reds for the 2011 Super 15 season.

References

↑ 1.0 1.1 http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2007/09/07/guy-shepherdson-indonesian-connection.html

External links

Squads

v t e Reds – 2012 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Albert Anae Jarrad Butler Ben Daley Blake Enever Saia Fainga'a Liam Gill James Hanson Scott Higginbotham Greg Holmes James Horwill Van Humphries Eddie Quirk Beau Robinson Radike Samo Jake Schatz Rob Simmons James Slipper Adam Wallace-Harrison Did not play: David McDuling Guy Shepherdson

Backs	Quade Cooper Rod Davies Nathan Eyres-Brown Anthony Fainga'a Chris Feauai-Sautia Nick Frisby Will Genia Mike Harris Digby Ioane Jono Lance Sam Lane Ben Lucas Luke Morahan Dallan Murphy Joelin Rapana Dom Shipperley Ben Tapuai Aidan Toua Did not play: Peter Hynes

Coach	Ewen McKenzie

v t e Reds – 2011 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Albert Anae Ben Coridas Ben Daley Saia Fainga'a Liam Gill James Hanson Scott Higginbotham Greg Holmes James Horwill Van Humphries Jono Lance Eddie Quirk Beau Robinson Radike Samo Jake Schatz Guy Shepherdson Rob Simmons James Slipper Adam Wallace-Harrison Did not play: Lei Tomiki

Backs	Will Chambers Quade Cooper Rod Davies Anthony Fainga'a Will Genia Mike Harris Leroy Houston Peter Hynes Digby Ioane Ben Lucas Luke Morahan Dallan Murphy Ian Prior Caleb Ralph Dom Shipperley Ben Tapuai Aidan Toua Did not play: Kimami Sitauti

Coach	Ewen McKenzie

v t e Australia squad – 2007 Rugby World Cup

Forwards	Baxter Chisholm Dunning Elsom (vc) Freier Hardman Hoiles Holmes Lyons McMeniman Moore Palu Paul B. Robinson (injury replacement) Shepherdson Sharpe G. Smith Vickerman Waugh (vc)

Backs	Ashley-Cooper Barnes Cordingley Gerrard Giteau Gregan (vc) Huxley Larkham Latham Mitchell Mortlock (c) Staniforth Tuqiri

Coach	Connolly

Persondata
Name	Sheperdson, Guy
Alternative names
Short description	Australian rugby union player
Date of birth	17 February 1982
Place of birth	Jakarta, Indonesia
Date of death
Place of death

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