Shannon Wakeman
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| Nickname | TS Wakeman | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 15 February 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 17 st 7 lb (111 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Shannon Wakeman (born 15 February 1990), is an Italian rugby league player who plays for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He plays as prop.[3]
Italy
Wakeman is an Italian international due to having an Italian mother.[4]
Background
He played his junior rugby league for the Dapto Canaries.[5] Wakeman played for the St George Illawarra Dragons NYC side for two seasons between 2009 and 2010.[6]
In 2012 he played for the Windsor Wolves in the NSW Cup.[7] He had been with the Penrith Panthers feeder club since 2011.[6]
He then moved on to play for the Illawarra Cutters in the New South Wales Cup from 2013.[8] Wakeman signed with the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL, making the step up from feeder club to the elite level.[9] Whilst he failed to make a first-grade appearance in the NRL, he did attract headlines for his performances for the Cutters in the Intrust Super Premiership.[10]. Wakeman was a member of Illawarra's 2016 premiership winning side and also a member of the Illawarra side which won the NRL State Championship match in 2016 against The Burleigh Bears. [11]
Super League Break
In late December 2016 he signed a two-year full-time contract to play for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League.[12] He will be coached by former Newcastle Knights boss, Rick Stone.
References
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ loverugbyleague
- ↑ "Huddersfield Giants sign Australian prop Shannon Wakeman on two-year contract". Sky Sports. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Italy 76 - 0 Russia". RLEF. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "NRL Lowdown Round 18: Who’s on the cusp and who’s on the block at your club?". Daily Telegraph. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- 1 2 "Cutters duo join Dragons for 2013". Zero Tackle. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Player Profile". Sports TG. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Dragons recruit ready to hit his peak". NRL. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Shannon Wakeman ready to deliver". Illawarra Mercury. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ "Shannon Wakeman - 2016 ISP NSW TOTY". NSWRL. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/illawarra-cutters-flog-burleigh-bears-in-interstate-championship-decider-20161002-grtboa.html
- ↑ "Shannon Wakeman: Huddersfield Giants sign Australian prop on two-year deal". BBC. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.