Mike Sheppard (rugby union)
Appearance
Date of birth | December 20, 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 245 lb (111 kg; 17 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | McMaster University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mike Sheppard (born December 20, 1988) is a Canadian rugby union player.
He plays Lock and can also play Flanker. After captaining the Toronto Arrows during their exhibition season in 2018 he has signed on again with the club to play in their first season of Major League Rugby in 2019. [1] Before playing for the Arrows Sheppard played for the Ontario Blues. He previously played Ontario University Athletics rugby for McMaster University and played club rugby for Stoney Creek Camels RFC.
On November 11, 2018 he made his international debut for Canada as a substitute against Kenya and scored a try in the 69th minute.[2] [3]
References
- ^ "Moonlight headlines 13 new Arrows signings". Americas Rugby News. 11 December 2018.
- ^ "Canada v Kenya". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Canada blast Kenya in Repechage opener". Americas Rugby News. 11 November 2018.