Nathan Smith (rugby league, born 1988)

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Nathan Smith
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Smith playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2012
Personal information
Born (1988-07-17) 17 July 1988 (age 33)
Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
PositionHooker
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Parramatta Eels 9 1 0 0 4
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[]

  1. ^ RLP
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-02-05. Retrieved 2012-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-31. Retrieved 2012-07-08.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2015-06-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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