Jerry Shea
| Full name | Jeremiah Shea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 12 August 1892 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newport,Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 30 June 1947 (aged 54) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Newport, Wales | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5ft. 9 in. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Back | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1921–1924 | Wigan Wasps | () | |
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| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1922–1923 | Wales | 2 | (0) |
| Position(s) | Centre | ||
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| Amateur team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1919 1919–1921 |
Pill Harriers RFC Newport RFC |
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 1919–1921 | Wales | 4 | (19) |
| Jerry Shea | |
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Jeremiah Shea |
| Rated at | Middleweight |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Nationality |
 British
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| Born |
12 August 1892 Newport, Wales |
| Died | 30 June 1947 (aged 54) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 69 |
| Wins | 52 |
| Wins by KO | 22 |
| Losses | 9 |
| Draws | 7 |
Jeremiah "Jerry" Shea (12 August 1892 – 30 June 1947) was a Welsh international dual-code rugby centre who played club rugby for Newport and Pill Harriers under the rugby union code and later represented Wigan Wasps as a rugby league player. Shea was an all round athlete, and was an accomplished swimmer and professional boxer. He is best known as being the first rugby union player to achieve the Full House of scoring in an international match.
Born in Newport in 1892, Shea initially played rugby union with Pill Harriers, a notoriously tough team from Newport Docks. It was with Pill that Shea gained his first cap for Wales, against the post-war touring New Zealand Army. in 1919, like many Pill players, he switched to Newport RFC, the Harriers first-class rivals. The next year he was selected to play for Wales against England at St. Helens in the Five Nations Championship. Unsurprisingly for teams meeting for the first time since the end of the First World War, both teams contained many new caps. It was in this match that Shea would make history by scoring a try, conversion, drop goal, and penalty goal, the first player to do so at an international level. In a rain swept match, Shea opened the scoring in the first half with a penalty goal against the wind. England responded with a try and conversion, both from Harold Day, to take the first half 5-3. Within five minutes of the restart, Shea had drop kicked Wales back into the lead. With twenty minutes remaining, and the Welsh forwards in command, Shea broke through the English defense to score a try under the posts which he easily converted. Wick Powell then scored a second try for Wales, before Shea finished the match with another drop goal, for a convincing Welsh win.
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