Nat Bentham

Nat Bentham

Personal information
Full name	Nathan Bentham
Born	unknown
Died	unknown
Playing information
Position	Hooker
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P ≤1928–≥28 Wigan Highfield ≤1929–≥29 Halifax Jan 1930–May 35 Warrington 200 2 0 0 6 Total 200 2 0 0 6 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 1928–30 England 5 0 0 0 0 1928–30 Great Britain 10 0 0 0 0
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Nathan Bentham (birth unknown - death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Nat", was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1920s and 1930s. He played at representative level for Great Britain, and England, and at club level for Liverpool Stanley, Halifax, and Warrington, as a hooker, i.e. number 9, during the era of contested scrums.

International honours

Nat Bentham won caps for England while at Wigan Highfield in 1928 against Wales (2 matches), while at Halifax in 1929 against Other Nationalities, while at Warrington in 1930 against Other Nationalities (2 matches), and won caps for Great Britain while at Wigan Highfield in 1928 against Australia (3 matches), and New Zealand (3 matches), while at Halifax in 1929-30 against Australia (2 matches), and while at Warrington against Australia (2 matches).

Bentham was the only Great Britain player to retain his position (hooker) for every game of the unprecedented 4-test Ashes series of the 1929–30 Kangaroo tour of Great Britain.

External links

• Statistics at wolvesplayers.thisiswarrington.co.uk