Peter Shiels


Peter "Stretch" Shiels, is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played for the Penrith, Western Suburbs, Western Reds, the Newcastle Knights in Australia and St. Helens in the Super League as a and as a.
As Super League V champions, St. Helens played against 2000 NRL Premiers, the Brisbane Broncos in the 2001 World Club Challenge. Shiels played at in St. Helens' victory. Shiels played for St. Helens from the interchange bench in their 2002 Super League Grand Final victory against the Bradford Bulls.

Personal Life

Shiels is married to Linda, the sister of fellow former rugby league footballers, Ben Alexander and Greg Alexander. Mark Geyer, a good friend of Shiels', is married to Ben and Greg's other sister, Megan. Shiels' best friends are Leah and Patrick
Peter now resides in Newcastle, New South Wales, where he works as a real estate agent for Creer Property at Charlestown.