Shaun Irwin
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Shaun Irwin is a former professional rugby league
footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at representative level has played for Great Britain
, and at club level for Castleford
, Oldham Bears
, and Featherstone Rovers
, playing at , or , i.e. number 3 or 4, or, 11 or 12.
while at Castleford in 1990 against France, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand, and in 1990 in the 1989 - 1992 Rugby League World Cup
against New Zealand.
's 22-24 defeat to Wakefield Trinity
in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium
, Huddersfield
on 26 September 1998.
for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer of the 1980s and '90s who at representative level has played for Great Britain
Great Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
, and at club level for Castleford
Castleford Tigers
Castleford Tigers are a professional rugby league club based in Castleford in West Yorkshire, England. They participate in the professional European competition Super League. They are sometimes known as 'Cas', 'Cas Tigers', 'Classy Cas' or the 'Black & Amber'...
, Oldham Bears
Oldham Roughyeds
Oldham Roughyeds is an English professional rugby league club based in Oldham, Greater Manchester. They currently play in the Championship One. Oldham is one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs that formed the Northern Rugby Football Union in 1895....
, and Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
, playing at , or , i.e. number 3 or 4, or, 11 or 12.
International honours
Shaun Irwin won caps for Great BritainGreat Britain national rugby league team
The Great Britain national rugby league team represents the United Kingdom in rugby league football. Administered by the Rugby Football League , the team is nicknamed "The Lions" or "Great Britain Lions"....
while at Castleford in 1990 against France, Papua New Guinea, and New Zealand, and in 1990 in the 1989 - 1992 Rugby League World Cup
1989 - 1992 Rugby League World Cup
-1990:---------------------1991:-------------------------1992:----In addition to being a World Cup allocated match, this was the third and deciding test of the 1992 Ashes series....
against New Zealand.
First Division Grand Final Appearances
Shaun Irwin played , i.e. number 3 in Featherstone RoversFeatherstone Rovers
Featherstone Rovers are a semi-professional rugby league club, based in Featherstone, West Yorkshire, England. They currently play in the Championship. The Rovers are one of the last vestiges of "small town teams" that were once common in rugby league during the early twentieth century...
's 22-24 defeat to Wakefield Trinity
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats
Wakefield Trinity Wildcats are a professional rugby league club that plays in the European Super League and is based in Wakefield. They achieved promotion in 1999 and have remained in the League since. They are known to their fans as Wakey, Trinity, Wildcats, or historically The Dreadnoughts...
in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium
Galpharm Stadium
The Galpharm Stadium, formerly the Alfred McAlpine Stadium, is a multi-use sports in Huddersfield in West Yorkshire, England. Since 1994, it has been the home ground of Huddersfield Town and Super League side, Huddersfield Giants.-The Stadium:...
, Huddersfield
Huddersfield
Huddersfield is a large market town within the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, in West Yorkshire, England, situated halfway between Leeds and Manchester. It lies north of London, and south of Bradford, the nearest city....
on 26 September 1998.
Outside of Rugby League
Shaun currently works as a ParamedicParamedic
A paramedic is a healthcare professional that works in emergency medical situations. Paramedics provide advanced levels of care for medical emergencies and trauma. The majority of paramedics are based in the field in ambulances, emergency response vehicles, or in specialist mobile units such as...
for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service
Yorkshire Ambulance Service
The Yorkshire Ambulance Service is the NHS ambulance service covering most of Yorkshire in England. It covers the whole of the East Riding of Yorkshire , South Yorkshire and West Yorkshire along with the majority of the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire...
.