Artie Shead

Artie Shead is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s. He played at representative level for Taranaki, New Zealand Māori, France and Harbour League, and at club level for the Northcote Tigers (Juniors), North Harbour, the Pia Donkeys, the Villeneuve Leopards in the Elite One Championship and the Limoux Grizzlies, as a centre, prop or second-row.^[2]

Artie Shead

Personal information
Born	(1978-07-29) 29 July 1978 (age 47) New Zealand
Height	195 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	115 kg (18 st 2 lb)
Playing information
Position	Centre, Prop, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1996 North Harbour 3 0 0 0 0 2008–09 Villeneuve Leopards 2009–10 Limoux Grizzlies Total 3 0 0 0 0 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1998 New Zealand Māori 2001–09 France
Source: [1]
Relatives	Phillip Shead (brother)

He was named in the France national rugby league team on the 2001 tour of New Zealand and Papua New Guinea and for the 2009 Four Nations after qualifying through residency, being born in New Zealand and spending over three years in France.^[3]

Shead was a Northcote Tigers junior and represented Harbour League in 2006.^[4]

He represented Taranaki and New Zealand Māori in 1998.^[5]

He is the younger brother of Phillip Shead.^{[citation needed]}