'Shannon Wakeman (born 15 February 1990), also known by the nickname of "TS Wakeman", is an Italy international rugby league footballer who last contracted to the Huddersfield Giants in the Super League. He plays as a prop.
Background
He played his junior rugby league for the Dapto Canaries. Wakeman played for the St George Illawarra Dragons NYC side for two seasons between 2009 and 2010.
In 2012 he played for the Windsor Wolves in the NSW Cup. He had been with the Penrith Panthers feeder club since 2011.
He then moved on to play for the Illawarra Cutters in the New South Wales Cup from 2013. Wakeman signed with the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL, making the step up from feeder club to the elite level. Whilst he failed to make a first-grade appearance in the NRL, he did attract headlines for his performances for the Cutters in the Intrust Super Premiership. Wakeman was a member of Illawarra's 2016 premiership winning side and also a member of the Illawarra side which won the NRL State Championship match in 2016 against The Burleigh Bears.
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