Michael Shaw (16 July 1975 – 19 March 2012) was an English

rugby league Rugby league football, commonly known as just rugby league and sometimes football, footy, rugby or league, is a full-contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular field measuring 68 metres (75 yards) wide and 11 ...

footballer who played for

Leeds Leeds () is a city and the administrative centre of the City of Leeds district in West Yorkshire, England. It is built around the River Aire and is in the eastern foothills of the Pennines. It is also the third-largest settlement (by popula ...

, Bramley,

Rochdale Hornets The Rochdale Hornets are a professional rugby league club from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, England, competing in the Championship, the second tier of European rugby league. The Rochdale Hornets are one of the original twenty-two rugby clubs ...

and Halifax.

Playing career

Shaw started his professional career at

, joining the club from Elland in 1993. In 1997, after playing 38 games for Leeds, he was loaned out to Bramley. In 1998, he joined

. In July 1999, he was signed by Halifax, and made five Super League appearances for the club, scoring one try. He later went on to play for amateur club Siddal.

Death

In March 2012, Shaw died aged 36.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaw, Mick 1975 births 2012 deaths Bramley RLFC players English rugby league players Halifax R.L.F.C. players Leeds Rhinos players Rochdale Hornets players Rugby league hookers Rugby league players from Halifax, West Yorkshire