Nathan Smith (rugby league, born 1988)
![]() Smith playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia | 17 July 1988|||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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As of 17 February 2018 Source: [1] |
Nathan Smith (born 17 July 1988) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the Parramatta Eels of the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a hooker.
Early life[]
Born in Bowraville, New South Wales, Smith played his junior football for the Bowraville Tigers before being signed by the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs.
Rugby league career[]
2008-2010: Early playing career[]
He played for the Bulldogs' Toyota Cup team in 2008, playing 20 games[2] before moving on to the Bulldogs' NSW Cup reserve-grade team in 2009.
2011: Move to Parramatta[]
At the end of 2011, Smith signed with the Parramatta Eels after a lack of first-grade opportunities at the Bulldogs.
2012: First-grade debut[]
In Round 18 of the 2012 NRL season he made his NRL debut for the Eels against the Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles after Parramatta hooker, Matt Keating was injured during the warm-up. Smith replaced Keating for the rest of the 2012 NRL season after Keating was ruled out for the rest of the year.[3] On 12 September 2012, Smith was named at hooker in the 2012 NSW Cup Team of the Year.[4]
2013[]
In June 2013, Smith was one of 12 Parramatta players that were told that their futures at the club were uncertain by coach, Ricky Stuart.
References[]
- ^ RLP
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-06-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
External links[]
- 1988 births
- Rugby league players from New South Wales
- Parramatta Eels players
- Rugby league hookers
- Rugby league halfbacks
- Wentworthville Magpies players
- Living people