Shaun Irwin

Shaun Irwin

Personal information
Full name	Shaun Michael Irwin
Born	(1968-12-08) 8 December 1968 Pontefract, West Yorkshire, England
Playing information
Position	Centre, Second-row
Club
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1986–93	Castleford	141	41	0	0	154
1993–96	Oldham Bears	51	15	0	0	60
≤1998–≥98	Featherstone Rovers
	Total	192	56	0	0	214
Representative
Years	Team	Pld	T	G	FG	P
1988–90	Great Britain U21	4
1990	Great Britain	4	0	0	0	0
Source: rugbyleagueproject.org englandrl.co.uk

Shaun Irwin (born 8 December 1968) is a professional rugby league footballer of the 1980s and '90s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, and at club level for Castleford, Oldham Bears, and Featherstone Rovers, as a Centre, or Second-row, i.e. number 3 or 4, or, 11 or 12.

Playing career

International honours

Irwin represented Great Britain under-21's four times between 1988 and 1990.

Irwin won caps for Great Britain 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.

First Division Grand Final Appearances

Shaun Irwin played Centre, i.e. number 3 in Featherstone Rovers's 22-24 defeat by Wakefield Trinity in the 1998 First Division Grand Final at McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on 26 September 1998.

County Cup final appearances

Shaun Irwin played Centre, i.e. number 3, in Castleford's 11-8 victory over Wakefield Trinity in the 1990 Yorkshire Cup final during the 1990–91 season at Elland Road, Leeds on Sunday 23 September 1990.

Outside of Rugby League

Shaun currently works as a Paramedic for the Yorkshire Ambulance Service.

External links

• Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
• Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
• Profile at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk
• Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk