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) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Playing information | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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.