Brian Shaw, British rugby league player died he was 79.

Brian Shaw  was an English professional Rugby League World Cup winning footballer of the 1950s and '60s who at representative level played for Great Britain, and Yorkshire, and at club level for Hunslet, and Leeds, playing at Prop, Second-row, or Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 8 or 10, 11 or 12, or 13 during the era of contested scrums died he was  79.

(July→September 1931  — died 13 February 2011 )

International honours

Brian Shaw won caps for Great Britain while at Hunslet in 1956 against Australia (2 matches), in 1960 against France, Australia, France, and in 1961 against France.
Brian Shaw played Second-row, in last two of Great Britain's three 1960 Rugby League World Cup matches, including Great Britain's 10-3 victory over Australia to win the 1960 Rugby League World Cup at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 8 November 1960.

Rugby Football League Championship final appearances

Brian Shaw played in Hunslet's 22-44 defeat to St. Helens in the 1958-59 Rugby Football League Championship final at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 16 May 1959, and played Loose forward/Lock, i.e. number 13 in Leeds' 25-10 victory over Warrington in the 1960-61 Rugby Football League Championship final at Odsal Stadium, Bradford on 20 May 1961.^[2]

Club career

Brian Shaw was a pupil in the Hunslet Schools system, and signed as a professional for Hunslet from Old Lane Youth Club in Beeston for £250. He was transferred from Hunslet to Leeds in January 1961 for a world record transfer fee of £13,250, in a cash plus player deal, the players being Bernard Prior and Norman Burton (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £495,000 in 2009).^[3]

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