Shannon Wakeman

Shannon Wakeman
Personal information
Born (1990-02-15) 15 February 1990
Dapto, New South Wales, Australia
Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight 16 st 12 lb (107 kg)
Playing information
Position Prop

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017–18 Huddersfield Giants 30 3 0 0 12
2018(loan) → Dewsbury Rams 5 0 0 0 0
Total 35 3 0 0 12
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016–17 Italy 6 2 0 0 8
As of 29 July 2018
Source: [1][2]

Shannon Wakeman (born 15 February 1990) is an Italian international rugby league footballer who plays for the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He plays as a prop.[3]

Italy

Wakeman is an Italian international due to having Italian Grandparents.[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]

In October 2017 while playing for Italy in The 2017 Rugby League World Cup, Wakeman allegedly king hit teammate James Tedesco while having drinks at The Pier Bar in Cairns following Italy's shock 36-12 loss to Ireland. The altercation was reportedly due to Tedesco propositioning Wakeman's girlfriend.[12][13][14]

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.[15] He will be coached by former Newcastle Knights boss, Rick Stone.

References

  1. ↑ Rugby League Project
  2. ↑ loverugbyleague
  3. ↑ "Huddersfield Giants sign Australian prop Shannon Wakeman on two-year contract". Sky Sports. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Italy 76 - 0 Russia". RLEF. 4 November 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. 1 2 "Cutters duo join Dragons for 2013". Zero Tackle. 30 October 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  7. ↑ "Player Profile". Sports TG. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  8. ↑ "Dragons recruit ready to hit his peak". NRL. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  9. ↑ "Shannon Wakeman ready to deliver". Illawarra Mercury. 31 October 2014. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  10. ↑ "Shannon Wakeman - 2016 ISP NSW TOTY". NSWRL. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
  11. ↑ Jennings, Mitchell (2 October 2016). "Illawarra Cutters flog Burleigh Bears in Interstate Championship decider". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  12. ↑ "World Cup organisers investigating alleged king hit on James Tedesco". Sydney Morning Herald. 31 October 2017. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  13. ↑ https://www.foxsports.com.au/nrl/world-cup/nrl-star-james-tedesco-king-hit-by-italy-teammate-shannon-wakeman-media-watch/news-story/f497981ad900eafe064bcb2ba9b7d37b
  14. ↑ https://au.sports.yahoo.com/league/a/37680142/rugby-league-world-cup-james-tedesco-king-hit-in-brawl-with-teammate/
  15. ↑ "Shannon Wakeman: Huddersfield Giants sign Australian prop on two-year deal". BBC. 22 December 2016. Retrieved 22 December 2016.
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