Personal information
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Nickname | Shep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Mareeba, Queensland, Australia |
16 March 1981 ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 92 kg (14 st 7 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information
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Position | Five-eighth, Halfback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 12 June 2012
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Chris Sheppard (born 16 March 1981 in Mareeba, Queensland) is a retired Australian rugby league player, and current Chief Executive Officer of Queensland Cup club Northern Pride. He played at NRL level for the North Queensland Cowboys and the St. George Illawarra Dragons before finishing his career in the Queensland Cup with Northern Pride.
He made his NRL first grade debut for the Cowboys in their Round 4 clash against the Penrith Panthers in Cairns on 10 March 2001.
Sheppard took Northern Pride to victory in the 2010 Queensland Cup Final, winning the Duncan Hall Medal for his man-of-the-match performance in his last game before retirement.