Adrian Tremain Shelford was a New Zealand rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s.
14 Facts About Adrian Shelford
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Adrian Shelford played at representative level for New Zealand, and at club level for Wigan and Wakefield Trinity in the Championship as well as the Newcastle Knights and Manly Sea Eagles in the NSWRL Premiership, as a prop.
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Adrian Shelford was named the Canterbury Rugby League Player of the Year in 1984.
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Adrian Shelford made the Junior Kiwis in 1982 and 1983.
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Adrian Shelford eventually joined Wigan after it was ruled by the High Court that he had not entered into a binding commitment to play for Saints.
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Adrian Shelford had a stint with Manly in the Australian competition in 1990, appearing in 11 matches, with most of those coming off the bench.
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Adrian Shelford represented the New Zealand Under 17's in 1981 and was a Junior Kiwi the following year while playing for Christchurch club Hornby.
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Adrian Shelford played 11 provincial games for Canterbury before being chosen to tour Great Britain and France with the New Zealand national rugby league team in 1985.
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Adrian Shelford was involved in 11 games on that tour but did not feature in any of the Test matches.
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Adrian Shelford moved to Wellington club Upper Hutt in 1986 and went on to represent the district in 10 provincial matches between 1986 and 1987.
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Adrian Shelford represented the New Zealand Maori in the 1986 Pacific Cup.
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Adrian Shelford played just four games, including one test, on the 1989 tour of Great Britain before being injured.
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Adrian Shelford planned for life after rugby league by graduating with honours from Edge Hill University.
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Adrian Shelford was teaching at a local high school in Wigan, England and had just gained promotion when he died on 19 September 2003 of a heart attack, aged 39.