Cameron Shepherd (born 30 March 1984,

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footballer. He notably played for the

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in the international

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competition. His usual position is at fullback or wing.

Biography

Shepherd was born in

but grew up in

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playing basketball and rugby for Beecroft Cherrybrook Rugby club and

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in the CAS competition. He would later sign with the

New South Wales Waratahs The New South Wales Waratahs ( or ;), referred to as the Waratahs, are an Australian professional rugby union team representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super Rugby competition. The Riverina and other southern parts of the state, ...

. In 2003 Shepherd represented Australia at the under-21 level and the following year he played for Australia A. In 2005, Shephard signed a three-year deal with new franchise, the Western Force. Following a successful season with the Force in their inaugural season in 2006, Shepherd was included in the Wallabies squad. He scored his first test try on 24 June, during the

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against

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, at

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, which was previously the home ground of his Super 14 side, the Force. On 9 September 2006 Shepherd received his first starting cap when he was selected on the wing for the Wallabies in the final test of the

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in South Africa. Shepherd scored a conversion to his own try for the Force on the left touch-line after the siren on 9 March 2007 against the

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to record the first ever home win for the Force in the Super 14 competition. Before the try, the Force trailed 11–17, the try made the score 16-17 and the successful conversion resulted in an 18–17 win. He was a member of the Australian squad at the

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and was selected at fullback for the final pool game against Canada in Bordeaux. On 22 May 2012 it was announced that Shepherd had signed a contract with English Premiership side

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for the 2012/13 season. However, this deal was later called off and he signed for

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instead.

References

External links

Western Force profile

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