Joby Shaw
{{short description|GB international rugby league footballer}}
{{other people||John Shaw (disambiguation){{!}}John Shaw}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}
{{Use British English|date=February 2020}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
|name = Joby Shaw
|fullname = Stephen John Shaw{{cite news |title=Who's Who in the British Forwards |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-767602277/view?partId=nla.obj-767651160#page/n16/mode/1up |work=The Rugby League news |publisher=N.S.W. Rugby Football League |date=5 May 1962 |location=Sydney |page=17 |volume=43 |issue=6 |via=Trove}}
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|birth_date = {{circa|1934}}
|birth_place = Crofton, Wakefield, England
|death_date = 31 July 2010 (aged 76)
|death_place = Wakefield, England
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|position = {{rlp|HK}}
|club1 = Wakefield Trinity
|year1start = 1950
|year1end = 59
|appearances1 = 194
|tries1 = 35
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|club2 = Halifax
|year2start = 1959
|year2end = 65
|appearances2 = 167
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|club3 = Hull KR
|year3start = 1966
|year3end = ??
|appearances3 = 11
|tries3 = 0
|goals3 = 0
|fieldgoals3 = 0
|points3 = 0
|teamA = Yorkshire
|yearAstart = 1958
|yearAend = 63
|appearancesA = 6
|triesA = 0
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 0
|teamB = Great Britain
|yearBstart = 1960
|yearBend = 62
|appearancesB = 5
|triesB = 1
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 3
|retired = yes
|source = {{Rugby league records |id=9165 |title=Joby Shaw |access-date=25 March 2024}}
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Stephen John Shaw ({{circa|1934}} – 31 July 2010), also known by the nickname of "Joby", was an English World Cup winning professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1950s and 1960s. He played at representative level for Great Britain and Yorkshire, and at club level for Wakefield Trinity and Halifax, as a {{rlp|hk}}.
Background
Joby Shaw was born in Crofton, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 76 in Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
=Wakefield Trinity=
Joby Shaw played {{rlp|hk}}, and was sent off, in Wakefield Trinity’s 17–12 victory over Australia in the 1956–57 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain and France match at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Monday 10 December 1956.Briggs, Cyril & Edwards, Barry (12 May 1962). The Rugby League Challenge Cup Competition - Final Tie - Huddersfield v Wakefield Trinity - Match Programme. Wembley Stadium Ltd. ISBN n/a
Joby Shaw played {{rlp|hk}} in Wakefield Trinity's 20–24 defeat by Leeds in the 1958–59 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1958–59 season at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on Saturday 18 October 1958,
=Halifax=
Shaw was signed by Halifax in November 1958.{{cite news |title=John Shaw To Be Signed By Halifax Tonight |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003295/19581107/024/0002 |work=Halifax Daily Courier & Guardian |issue=25063 |date=7 November 1958 |page=2 |via=British Newspaper Archive |url-access=subscription}}
He played {{rlp|hk}} in Halifax's 10–0 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the 1963–64 Yorkshire Cup Final during the 1963–64 season at Belle Vue, Wakefield on Saturday 2 November 1963.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}
=Representative honours=
Joby Shaw was selected for Yorkshire County XIII whilst at Wakefield Trinity during the 1958/59 season.Lindley, John (1960). Dreadnoughts - A HISTORY OF Wakefield Trinity F. C. 1873 - 1960 [Page 118]. John Lindley Son & Co Ltd. ISBN n/a
Joby Shaw won caps for Great Britain while at Halifax in the 1960 Rugby League World Cup against France, and Australia, in 1960 against France, in 1961 against France, and in 1962 against New Zealand.{{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/John-Shaw/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2011|accessdate=1 January 2012}}
Joby Shaw replaced Hull FC's Tommy Harris as {{rlp|hk}} in Great Britain's 1960 Rugby League World Cup winning team for the final two matches against France and Australia.
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [http://www.wakefieldexpress.co.uk/news/local/more-wakefield-news/cup-winning-rugby-hero-dies-1-1506189 Cup-winning rugby hero dies]
- [http://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/Wakefield-Trinity-legend-dies-aged.6461962.jp Wakefield Trinity legend dies aged 76]
- [http://www.halifaxcourier.co.uk/news/ExHalifax-rugby-star-dies-at.6458509.jp Ex-Halifax rugby star dies at 76]
{{Great Britain squad – 1960 World Cup champions}}
{{Great Britain squad – 1962 Tour}}
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Category:English rugby league players
Category:Great Britain national rugby league team players
Category:Halifax Panthers players
Category:Hull Kingston Rovers players
Category:People from Crofton, West Yorkshire
Category:Sportspeople from the City of Wakefield
Category:Rugby league players from West Yorkshire
Category:Wakefield Trinity players