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Callum Sheedy
Birth nameCallum Michael Sheedy
Date of birth (1995-10-28) 28 October 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Cardiff, Wales
Height5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Weight180 lb (12 st 12 lb; 82 kg)
School Corpus Christi High School, Cardiff
Millfield School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half
Current team Bristol Bears
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2014– Bristol Bears 164 (1130)
2014–2015Clifton (loan) 1 (3)
2014–2015Dings Crusaders (loan) 7 (5)
2014–2016Cinderford (loan) 20 (131)
2016–2017Jersey Reds (loan) 10 (39)
Correct as of 13 February 2022
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2011 Wales Under-16s
2014 Ireland Under-19s
2020– Wales 16 (73)
Correct as of 13 February 2022

Callum Michael Sheedy (born 28 October 1995) [1] is a professional rugby union player for Bristol Bears in Premiership Rugby and for the Wales national rugby union team. His usual position is fly-half. [2]

Club career

Sheedy has previously played on loan for Clifton, Dings Crusaders, Cinderford and Jersey Reds.

Sheedy joined the Bristol Bears ahead of the 2014/15 Greene King IPA Championship campaign and scored 22 points in a stunning display in the play-off final to help Bristol achieve promotion.

International career

Born in Cardiff, Wales, Sheedy qualified for Ireland through his parents and England through residency; he has appeared for both Wales and Ireland age grade representative sides, [3] and was named in June 2019 in an uncapped "England XV" side to face the Barbarians, though he was an unused substitute. [4]

He was named in the senior Wales squad for the 2020 Autumn Nations Cup. [5] On 13 November 2020, Sheedy made his international debut for Wales, coming off the bench in a 32-9 loss to Ireland. [6] On 13 March 2021, Sheedy scored his first international try for Wales against Italy in the 2021 Six Nations.

International tries

Try Opponent Location Venue Competition Date Result
1   Italy Rome, Italy Stadio Olimpico 2021 Six Nations 13 March 2021 Win

Honours

Bristol

Wales

References

  1. ^ "Callum Sheedy ESPN profile". ESPN. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  2. ^ "Bristol Bears profile". Bristol Bears. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  3. ^ Anthony Woolford (7 November 2017). "The Cardiff-born outside-half who could now take his pick between Wales, Ireland and England". Wales Online. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  4. ^ "Callum Sheedy and Marcus Smith are standout inclusions for England". The Guardian. 27 May 2019. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Sheedy and Lloyd named in Wales squad for autumn campaign". 6 October 2020. Retrieved 6 October 2020.
  6. ^ Sheedy Wales debut