Shannon Gallant
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Shannon Gallant is an Australian rugby league
player. He has played in the National Rugby League
(NRL) for the North Queensland Cowboys
and the Wests Tigers
. He primarily plays at fullback and is known for his speed and small stature.
Gallant played junior Rugby League
with the Campbelltown City Kangaroos, and joined the Western Suburbs Magpies
when he was 13 years old. He made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers
(a joint venture between the Magpies and the Balmain Tigers
) in 2007, and went on to play 12 games there in three seasons.
Gallant joined the North Queensland Cowboys
for the 2010 and 2011 seasons after seeking a release from the Tigers, claiming that there would be more first-grade opportunities for him at the Cowboys. His contract with the Cowboys ended in 2011, having played in nine NRL matches for the club.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player. He has played in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
(NRL) for the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
and the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
. He primarily plays at fullback and is known for his speed and small stature.
Gallant played junior Rugby League
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
with the Campbelltown City Kangaroos, and joined the Western Suburbs Magpies
Western Suburbs Magpies
The Western Suburbs Magpies are an Australian rugby league football club based in the western suburbs of Sydney, New South Wales. Formed in 1908, Wests, as they are commonly referred to, were one of the nine foundation clubs of the first New South Wales Rugby League competition in Australia...
when he was 13 years old. He made his NRL debut for the Wests Tigers
Wests Tigers
The Wests Tigers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's mid-western suburbs. They have competed in the National Rugby League since they were formed at the end of the 1999 season as a joint-venture club between the Balmain Tigers and the Western Suburbs...
(a joint venture between the Magpies and the Balmain Tigers
Balmain Tigers
The Balmain Tigers are a rugby league football club based in the inner-western Sydney suburb of Balmain. They were a founding member of the New South Wales Rugby League and one of the most successful in the history of the premiership, with eleven titles...
) in 2007, and went on to play 12 games there in three seasons.
Gallant joined the North Queensland Cowboys
North Queensland Cowboys
The North Queensland Cowboys are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Townsville, Queensland. They compete in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership...
for the 2010 and 2011 seasons after seeking a release from the Tigers, claiming that there would be more first-grade opportunities for him at the Cowboys. His contract with the Cowboys ended in 2011, having played in nine NRL matches for the club.
Career highlights
- First Grade Debut: 2007 - Round 19, Wests Tigers v New Zealand WarriorsNew Zealand WarriorsThe New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...
, Campbelltown StadiumCampbelltown StadiumCampbelltown Stadium, formerly Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, is a rugby league stadium in Campbelltown, New South Wales, Australia. It is the full time home ground for the Western Suburbs Magpies District Rugby League Football Club and is one of three home grounds for the Wests Tigers...
, 22 July