Chris Nero

Chris Nero
Personal information
Born (1981-02-14) 14 February 1981
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) [1]
Playing information
Position Centre, Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003 St. George Illawarra Dragons 7 2 0 0 8
2004–07 Huddersfield Giants 118 48 0 0 192
2008–10 Bradford Bulls 74 31 0 0 124
2011–13 Salford City Reds 52 9 0 0 36
Total 251 90 0 0 360
As of 6 October 2011
Source: RLP

Chris Nero (born 14 February 1981) is a former Australian/Italian professional rugby league player. He played in the Super League for Salford City Reds. His usual position is second-row, although he can also play in the Centres. Nero left the Bradford Bulls at the end of the 2010 season to play for Salford City Reds.

Since joining the Giants in 2004, he had been a consistent try scorer for the club. Nero played for Huddersfield in the 2006 Challenge Cup Final at centre but the Giants lost 12-42 against St. Helens. It was announced in August 2007 that he would leave the Giants.

Chris joined the Bulls in September 2007 after spending three years at the Giants. He was voted 'Player's' Player of the Year and was a great addition to the Bulls side. His direct running and combination of speed and power meant he was equally effective in the second row or in the centres, and he had been a consistent try scorer in both positions. He was also a tremendous tackler and quickly became a favourite with the Bulls fans.

After his sparkling form, Centre Nero (then 28) was linked with a move to fellow Super League club Wigan Warriors as a replacement for the retiring George Carmont.

Year Club Apps Pts T G FG
2003 St. George Illawarra Dragons782--
2004 Huddersfield Giants25205--
2005 Huddersfield Giants276015--
2006 Huddersfield Giants25369--
2007 Huddersfield Giants28369--
2008Bradford Bulls1382--

References

  1. "Salford City Reds". official club website. Salford City Reds. Archived from the original on 28 September 2011. Retrieved 6 July 2011.
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