Geoffrey Arnold Shaw (born 27 December 1948) is an Australian former national representative rugby union player who played for and captained the Wallabies.
In 1971 Shaw played against the British & Irish Lions for New South Wales and against the visiting Springboks on the infamous tour which the subject of widespread anti-apartheid demonstrations.
[6] On the 1975–76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland John Hipwell was the squad captain.
An injury he suffered in the North-Eastern Counties game resulted in serious damage to the cruciate ligaments in his leg, caused him to be replaced in the Wales Test and ended his playing involvement on tour.
Geoff Shaw took over the captaincy from Hipwell and led the side in six mid-week matches as well as the England, Ireland and USA Tests.
Following the tour Shaw relocated from New South Wales to Queensland and he eventually made forty-seven representative appearances for the state.
Shaw provided the Queensland backline with authority and relieved the pressure which had been mounting on Paul McLean's young shoulders.