Peter Shiels
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| Full name | Peter Shiels | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 September 1973 Bankstown, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 108 kg (17 st 0 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Rugby League Project | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Peter "Stretch" Shiels (born 4 September 1973 in Bankstown, New South Wales), is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, and 2000s. He played for Penrith, Western Suburbs, Western Reds, Newcastle Knights in Australia and St. Helens in the European Super League as a second-row and as a prop.
As Super League V champions, St. Helens played against 2000 NRL Premiers, the Brisbane Broncos in the 2001 World Club Challenge. Shiels played at second-row forward in Saints' victory. Shiels played for St. Helens from the interchange bench in their 2002 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls.
Personal life
Peter is married to Linda (née Alexander), the sister of fellow retired Rugby League player, Greg Alexander. Mark Geyer, a good friend of Peter's, is married to Greg's other sister, Megan.