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| Born | Guy Shepherdson (1982-02-17)17 February 1982 (age 43) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 117 kg (18 st 6 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Guy Shepherdson (born 17 February 1982 inJakarta,Indonesia[1]) is an Australian formerrugby union professional footballer. He played as a tight-head prop for theBrumbies andReds in theSuper Rugby competition and played for the Australian national team, theWallabies.[2]
Shepherdson was born in Jakarta as his father worked as an aid official for the Australian International Development Assistance Bureau (AIDAB), now known asAusAID from 1981 to 1983.[1]
The family then moved toCanberra and Shepherdson was educated atCanberra Grammar School. He was a member of the Brumbies Academy squad in 1997. He played for theAustralian Schoolboys in 1999 and went on to represent Australia at the under-19 and under-23 level.[1]
Shepherdson completed two stints with the Bay of Plenty in theNational Provincial Championship in New Zealand.[3] He then signed with the Brumbies for the 2004 season. Shepherdson made hisSuper 12 debut for the Brumbies in 2004, against theAuckland Blues in Canberra. He went on to earn another 13 caps for the Brumbies during that season.[3]
He was included in new Australian coachJohn Connolly's squad for the Wallabies'2006 mid-year rugby test series. He went on to make his international debut on 24 June, againstIreland atSubiaco Oval inPerth. He was chosen to anchor Australia's scrum at the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France.[2][3]
In June 2010 he agreed to join the Queensland Reds for the2011 Super 15 season.[3] He retired from professional rugby at the end of 2012.[2]