Nathan Smith (rugby league, born 1988)
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.
 Smith playing for the Wentworthville Magpies in 2012 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 July 1988 Bowraville, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 84 kg (13 st 3 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Hooker | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 17 February 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life
editBorn 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
edit2008-2010: Early playing career
editHe played for Canterbury's Toyota Cup team in 2008, playing 20 games[2] before moving on to the Canterbury NSW Cup reserve-grade team in 2009.
2011: Move to Parramatta
editAt the end of 2011, Smith signed with the Parramatta Eels after a lack of first-grade opportunities at the Canterbury-Bankstown club.
2012: First-grade debut
editIn 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
editIn June 2013, Smith was one of 12 Parramatta players that were told that their futures at the club were uncertain by coach, Ricky Stuart.[5]
References
edit- ^ RLP
- ^ "Player information: Nathan Smith (1988)". World of Rugby League. Archived from the original on 5 February 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2023.
- ^ "Williams scores four as Manly drowns Eels". Archived from the original on 31 July 2012. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
- ^ "2012 NSWRL.com.au VB NSW Cup Team of the Year - Announcement - New South Wales Rugby League". Archived from the original on 10 October 2012. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Cheyse Blair was one of 12 players whose dumping was there for all to see but the axe was far from fatal". www.news.com.au.