Nathan Davis (rugby league)
 Davis playing for the Eels in 2014. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 15 November 1995 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 192 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing, Fullback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 4 March 2018 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nathan Davis (born 15 November 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays as a centre, wing and fullback. He has previously played for the Gold Coast Titans.
Background
Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Davis is of Indigenous Australian descent.[3] He played his junior rugby league for the Hinchinbrook Hornets[4] and Mount Pritchard Mounties, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.
Playing career
Early career
In September and November 2013, Davis played for the Australian Schoolboys.[5] In 2014 and 2015, he played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team.[6]
2016
In 2016, Davis joined the Gold Coast Titans.[7] In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Newcastle Knights.[8][9]
2017
In March, Davis rejoined the Eels after gaining a release from his Titans contract.[10] Parramatta exercised an option to extend Davis until the end of the 2018 season.[11] He made his debut for Parramatta against the North Queensland Cowboys in Darwin on 10 June 2017.[12][13] Davis made no further appearances for Parramatta in The 2017 season and spent the rest of the year with Wentworthville in The Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition.[14]
2018
In 2018, Davis spent the entire season with the Wentworthville Magpies after being unable to break into the Parramatta first grade team.[15] On September 15, it was alleged that Davis had tested positive to cocaine after Parramatta conducted a routine drugs test.[16] On 25 September, Davis was handed a fine and 12 match suspension by the NRL after being found guilty for testing positive to cocaine which was the second time the player had failed a drugs test. Parramatta then released a statement afterward saying that a new contract would not be offered to Davis and he would be released.[17]
References
- ^ "Nathan Davis - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 15 November 1995. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
- ^ "Davo talks about painful momentpublisher=Gold Coast Titans". 27 June 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ NRL. "Indigenous Titans go back to roots". Titans. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Hinchinbrook Hornets". Hinchinbrook Hornets. 22 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- ^ "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ^ "D". Nyc Database. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Titans make additions to second-tier squad". NRL.com. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ Cadigan, Neil. "NRL PREVIEW V Knights". Titans. Retrieved 6 March 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ NRL Digital Media. "Parramatta Eels sign Nathan Davis - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
- ^ Nathan Ryan. "NRL: Nathan Ross, Luke Lewis, Tyrone Roberts, Will Smith, Willis Meehan contract 2017, deals, future — Market Watch". Fox Sports. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ "JT-inspired Cowboys cruise in Darwin". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ "Johnathan Thurston Eels v Cowboys: NRL scores, result, SuperCoach, updates — Parramatta v North Queensland". 10 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
- ^ https://www.nswrl.com.au/players/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/wentworthville-magpies/nathan-davis/
- ^ https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/08/12/bears-late-charge-not-enough-to-stop-magpies/
- ^ https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/williams-career-in-jeopardy-over-second-strike-drugs-test-20180915-p503z9.html
- ^ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-25/parramatta-eels-sack-tony-williams/10303058