Nathan Stapleton

Nathan Stapleton
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-Sutherland 61 17 18 0 104
2014– Sydney Roosters 0 0 0 0 0
Total 61 17 18 0 104
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
As of 23 December 2014
Source: RLP

Nathan Stapleton (born 1 December 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Sydney Roosters of the National Rugby League. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. He primarily plays fullback, wing 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]

Representative career

In 2012, Stapleton played for the Prime Minister's XIII.[4]

Personal life

Stapleton is the younger brother of former rugby union player Brett Stapleton.[5]

In 2013, Stapleton lost his mother to cancer.[6]

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