Mark Shipway

Mark Shipway (born 3 May 1976 in Australia) is a former professional rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys, the Northern Eagles and the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles in the National Rugby League (NRL). He also played for the Salford City Reds in the Super League and for the Redcliffe Dolphins in the Queensland Cup. He primarily played at centre or second-row.

Mark Shipway

Personal information
Full name	Mark Shipway
Born	(1976-05-03) 3 May 1976
Playing information
Height	191 cm (6 ft 3 in)
Weight	100 kg (15 st 10 lb)
Position	Loose forward, Centre, Second-row
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 1997–01 North Qld Cowboys 91 9 0 0 36 2002 Northern Eagles 21 1 0 0 4 2003 Manly Sea Eagles 14 1 0 0 4 2004–05 Salford City Reds 42 3 0 0 12 Total 168 14 0 0 56
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Playing career

Shipway made his professional debut for the North Queensland Cowboys in the Australian Super League in round 2 of the 1997 season against the Western Reds. Shipway played a further four more seasons for the Cowboys in the National Rugby League; the competition formed following the Super League War. Shipway then joined the Northern Eagles and played for the club in its last ever game, a 68–28 loss to Penrith in which Shipway scored a try.

The following year, the Northern Eagles reformed itself as the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles after which he played one further year for the club before leaving for a two-year stint in the Super League.

Shipway had originally joined the Cowboys after several years of playing in the Queensland Cup (formerly known as the BRL Cup) for the Redcliffe Dolphins. He made his debut for Redcliffe in 1996 but had joined them a season earlier as a colt. He won a premiership in 1996 and also in 2006 with Redcliffe, after returning to the Queensland Cup outfit following his two-year stint at the Salford City Reds in the Super League.