Mark Sheals
{{Short description|Wales international rugby league footballer & actor}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2019}}
{{Use British English|date=June 2019}}
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|26|df=y}}
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|position = {{rlp|PR}}
|club1 = Swinton
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|club2 = Leigh
|year2start = 1989
|year2end = 92
|appearances2 = 58
|tries2 = 10
|goals2 = 0
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|points2 = 40
|club3 = Oldham RLFC
|year3start = 1992
|year3end = 93
|appearances3 = 32
|tries3 = 5
|goals3 = 0
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|points3 = 20
|club4 = Wakefield Trinity
|year4start = 1993
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|source = {{cite web|url=http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/mark-sheals/summary.html|title=Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org|publisher=rugbyleagueproject.org|date=31 December 2017|accessdate=1 January 2018}}{{Rugby league records |id=3824 |title=Mark Sheals |access-date=19 May 2025}}
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Mark Sheals is an actor, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played at club level for Swinton, Leigh, Oldham and Wakefield Trinity.{{cite book|first1= Graham|last1= Williams|first2= Peter|last2= Lush|first3= David|last3= Farrar|title= The British Rugby League Records Book|publisher= London League|isbn= 978-1-903659-49-6|year= 2009|pages= 108–114}}
Acting career
Mark Sheals played "Dessie the Gangster" in episode 15 of series 5 of the Channel 4 television drama series Shameless.{{cite web |title=Former Leigh star acting the part |url=https://www.totalrl.com/former-leigh-star-acting-the-part/ |website=Total Rugby League |access-date=19 May 2025 |date=28 March 2015}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110723015404/http://www.orl-heritagetrust.org.uk/HTML%20docs/player_stats_s.htm Statistics at orl-heritagetrust.org.uk]
- [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_league/1931141.stm Gregory rejects Lions talk]
- [http://www.theboltonnews.co.uk/news/6158417.Sheals_ready_to_wait_to_make_his_Mark Sheals ready to wait to make his Mark]
- [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-teambyteam-guide-to-the-stones-bitter-championship-1463950.html Rugby League: Team-by-team guide to the Stones Bitter Championship (1993)]
- [https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/rugby-league-teambyteam-guide-to-the-stones-bitter-championship-1543250.html Rugby League: Team-by-team guide to the Stones Bitter Championship (1992)]
- {{IMDb name|3146378}}
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Category:English male television actors
Category:Leigh Leopards players
Category:Oldham R.L.F.C. players
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Swinton Lions players