Kelly Shelford
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 4 May 1966 New Zealand | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Stand-off | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 19??–198? | Manukau Magpies | |||||
| 198?–1990 | Glenora Bears | |||||
| 1991–19?? | Otahuhu Leopards | |||||
| Whitehaven | ||||||
| 1991–1997 | Warrington | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| Auckland | ||||||
| 1986–1997 | New Zealand Māori | |||||
| 1989–1991 | New Zealand | 10 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Kelly Shelford (born 4 May 1966) is a New Zealand rugby league player who represented his country, including in Test matches that counted towards the 1992 World Cup.
Playing career
Shelford was a Manukau Magpies junior and played for the club in the Auckland Rugby League competition. In 1985 he won the Bert Humphries Memorial award as the most improved back in the competition.[1]
Shelford then switched clubs, joining the Glenora Bears. In 1988 he won the Tetley Trophy as the top try scorer in the competition and in 1989 he won the Rothville Trophy as the player of the year.
In 1991 Shelford joined the Otahuhu Leopards.[2] Shelford was also an Auckland representative and played for the New Zealand Māori side between 1986 and 1997.[3][4]
During the 1980s Shelford also played for the Whitehaven in England.[5]
Between 1989 and 1991 Shelford was a New Zealand Kiwis representative, playing in ten Test matches.
In 1991 Shelford joined the Warrington Wolves. Kelly Shelford played Loose forward/Lock in Warrington's 10-40 defeat by Wigan in the 1994–95 Regal Trophy final during the 1994–95 season at Alfred McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield on Saturday 28 January 1995.[6] He stayed with the club until the 1997 season, when he left midway through the season.[7]
After leaving Warrington, Shelford returned home and joined the Waikato Cougars in the National Provincial Competition.[4]
In 1998 Shelford served as the player-coach for Hukanui in the Waikato Rugby League.[8] In 1999 he switched to cross town rivals, the Hamilton City Tigers.[9]
Coaching career
Shelford coached the Papakura Sea Eagles in the Auckland Rugby League competition in 2002 and in 2003 Shelford coached the Manurewa Marlins in the Bartercard Cup.[10][11]
References
- ↑ Manukau Rugby League and Sports Club Inc Auckland Rugby League
- ↑ Otahuhu Rovers Rugby League Football and Sports Club Inc Auckland Rugby League
- ↑ John Coffey, Bernie Wood (2008). 100 years: Māori rugby league, 1908-2008. Huia Publishers. pp. 245–268. ISBN 978-1-86969-331-2. ISBN 1-86969-331-0.
- 1 2 Four clinch spots in Maori team Waikato Times, 30 October 1997
- ↑ Two Of Recre's Golden Generation Strive to Help Haven Rise Again The Whitehaven News, 1 December 2010
- ↑ "28th January 1995: Warrington 10 Wigan 40 (Regal Trophy Final)". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- ↑ Bear-Hunt! Sunday Mirror, 21 September 1997
- ↑ Tigers snatch a draw during injury time Waikato Times, 4 May 1998
- ↑ Shelford helps Tigers to runaway victory Waikato Times, 17 May 1999
- ↑ "Rugby League". The New Zealand Herald. 18 May 2003. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ↑ Marlins Tame the Lions rleague.com, 12 May 2003