Jerry Shea
Welsh rugby player (1892-1947)
- Born
- 12 August 1892, Newport
- Died
- 30 June 1947, Newport
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Sport
- boxing, rugby, rugby league
- Discipline
- middleweight
- Occupation
- rugby league player, rugby union player, boxer
- Team / club
- Wales national rugby union team, Pill Harriers RFC, Wigan Warriors
Jeremiah Shea (12 August 1892 – 30 June 1947) was a Welsh international dual-code rugby centre who played club rugby for Newport and Pill Harriers under the rugby union code and later represented Wigan as a professional rugby league footballer. Shea was an all round athlete, and was an accomplished swimmer and professional boxer. He is best known as being the first rugby union player to achieve the Full House of scoring in an international match.
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Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.