Nathan Stapleton
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 1 December 1989 Deepwater, New South Wales, Australia | |||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Wing, Fullback, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–14 | Cronulla Sharks | 61 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 104 |
| 2016– | London Broncos | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 63 | 17 | 18 | 0 | 104 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2012 | Prime Minister's XIII | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 14 February 2016 | ||||||
| Source: Rugby League Project | ||||||
Nathan Stapleton (born 1 December 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the London Broncos in the Kingstone Press Championship. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a winger, fullback and centre.
Playing career
Born in Deepwater, New South Wales, Stapleton played his junior football for Glen Innes Magpies before being signed by the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He played for the Sharks' NYC team in 2008 and 2009.[1]
In Round 11 of the 2009 NRL season, Stapleton made his NRL debut for the Sharks against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[2]
On 30 June 2014, Stapleton signed with Sydney Roosters mid-season for the remainder of the year.[3]
On August 6, 2015, Stapleton signed with English franchise London Broncos on a one-year deal beginning in 2016.[4]
Representative career
In 2012, Stapleton played for the Prime Minister's XIII.[5]
Personal life
Stapleton is the younger brother of former rugby union player Brett Stapleton.[6]
In 2013, Stapleton lost his mother to cancer.[7]
References
- ↑ http://rleague.com/players/Nathan-Stapleton_1890/Stats/
- ↑ http://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/seasons/nrl-2009/round-11/cronulla-vs-st-george-illawarra/summary.html
- ↑ http://www.roosters.com.au/news/2014/06/30/roosters_sign_dureau_stapleton_for_remainder_of_2014.html
- ↑ "Broncos sign Nathan Stapleton for 2016". Total Rugby League. 2015-08-06. Retrieved 2015-09-12.
- ↑ http://www.zerotackle.com/nrl/stapleton-resigns-sharks-2013-7586/
- ↑ http://www.smh.com.au/rugby-league/league-news/a-stapleton-diet-of-hard-knocks-20091123-j052.html
- ↑ http://www.theleader.com.au/story/1487849/cancer-battle-awareness-hits-hard-sharks-mates-mourn-another-loss/