Ryan Shaw (rugby league)

Ryan Shaw

Personal information
Full name	Ryan Shaw
Born	(1992-09-26) 26 September 1992 (age 31) Barrow-in-Furness, England
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	14 st 9 lb (93 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position	Wing, Fullback, Centre
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2012–14 Warrington Wolves 2012(loan) → Castleford Tigers 2012(loan) → Leigh Centurions 3 3 1 0 14 2012(loan) → Barrow Raiders 12 8 58 0 148 2013(loan) → Swinton Lions 18 9 38 0 112 2013(loan) → London Broncos 2 1 2 0 8 2014(loan) → Barrow Raiders 26 10 59 0 158 2015 Bradford Bulls 25 16 111 0 286 2016–19 Hull Kingston Rovers 82 46 138 0 460 2020 Leigh Centurions 2 0 0 0 0 2021– Barrow Raiders 21 7 87 0 202 Total 191 100 494 0 1388
Rugby union
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2019–20 Leeds Tykes 15 1 10 0 26
Source: [1][2][3] As of 28 January 2024

Ryan Shaw (born 26 September 1992) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays wing, centre or fullback for the Barrow Raiders in Betfred Championship.

Shaw is a product of the Warrington Wolves academy, spending time on loan from Warrington at the Castleford Tigers and the London Broncos in the Super League, the Leigh Centurions and the Swinton Lions in the Co-operative Championship, Barrow in the Championship 1 and the Co-operative Championship. He played for the Bradford Bulls in the Kingstone Press Championship, before signing for Hull Kingston Rovers in the top flight of English rugby league. He has also played for Leigh on a permanent basis in the Betfred Championship.

Background[edit]

Shaw was born in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England.

Career[edit]

Shaw started his career in the academy at Warrington. He had spells at Leigh and Barrow on dual-registration deals, but failed to make a first team appearance for Warrington. He was signed by Swinton for the 2013 season. He joined London Broncos on loan later that year, where he made his Super League début. He spent the 2014 season with hometown club, Barrow and rugby idol Mike Backhouse

Bradford Bulls[edit]

2015 - 2015 Season

Shaw signed for Bradford on a one-year deal. He featured in the pre-season friendlies against Castleford Tigers and Leeds. He scored against Castleford Tigers (1 try) and Leeds (1 try).

He featured in Round 2 (Whitehaven) to Round 23 (Halifax) then in Qualifier 7 (Halifax). He also featured in the Challenge Cup in Round 4 (Workington Town) to Round 5 (Hull Kingston Rovers). He scored against Featherstone Rovers (9 goals), Hunslet (4 tries, 16 goals), Batley (1 try, 8 goals), Workington Town (2 tries, 20 goals), Halifax (4 tries, 13 goals), Dewsbury Rams (1 try, 6 goals), London Broncos (1 try, 10 goals), Hull Kingston Rovers (5 goals), Doncaster (2 tries, 9 goals), Whitehaven (4 goals), Sheffield Eagles (1 try, 5 goals) and Leigh Centurions (6 goals).

Hull KR[edit]

Shaw left Bradford at the end of the 2015 season for Hull Kingston Rovers on the recommendation of former Great Britain prop Jamie Peacock.^{[citation needed]}

Leeds Tykes[edit]

On 11 October 2019, it was reported that he had switched codes to rugby union and signed for Leeds Tykes in the RFU Championship.^[4]

Leigh Centurions[edit]

On 16 February 2020 it was reported that he had returned to rugby league and signed for Leigh in the RFL Championship.^[5]

Barrow Raiders[edit]

On 25 December 2020, it was reported that he had signed a two-year deal with Barrow in the RFL League 1.^[6]

Statistics[edit]

Statistics do not include pre-season friendlies.

References[edit]

External links[edit]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Ryan Shaw (rugby league).

• Hull Kingston Rovers profile
• (archived by web.archive.org) Hull KR profile
• Bradford Bulls profile
• SL profile