Shevington Sharks
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Shevington Sharks are an amateur
rugby league
team in Wigan
who participate in the North West Counties
League. They are the third oldest club in Wigan being established in 1979. They play their home games at St John Rigby College along with Orell R.U.F.C.
Amateur
An amateur is generally considered a person attached to a particular pursuit, study, or science, without pay and often without formal training....
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...
team in Wigan
Wigan
Wigan is a town in Greater Manchester, England. It stands on the River Douglas, south-west of Bolton, north of Warrington and west-northwest of Manchester. Wigan is the largest settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan and is its administrative centre. The town of Wigan had a total...
who participate in the North West Counties
North West Counties
The North West Counties A.R.L. are a series of rugby league regional leagues covering the following age groups in the North West of England:-* Age 8 to 12* Age 13 to 15* Age 16 to 18* Open Age...
League. They are the third oldest club in Wigan being established in 1979. They play their home games at St John Rigby College along with Orell R.U.F.C.