Nathan Smith (rugby league, born 1983)
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| Born | 21 April 1983 Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Lock, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Smith (born 21 April 1983) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played for the Canberra Raiders and the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League. He played as a lock or second-row forward.
Background
Smith was born in Canberra, ACT, Australia.
Career
Nathan Smith's position of choice is as a lock, however, Smith has also played at second row and centre.
He made his first grade debut for Canberra against the North Queensland Cowboys at Canberra Stadium on 10 July 2004.
Smith created headlines in the 2008 season for reneging on a contract with the Canberra Raiders for 2009 and re-signing with Penrith. The Raiders took legal action against Smith and the Panthers for breach of contract, albeit unsuccessfully.[3]
In 2016, Smith played for The St Mary's Saints in The Ron Massey Cup and captained the side in their Grand Final defeat to Mounties 36-16 [4][5]. In 2017, Smith was part of The St Mary's side which won the minor premiership in The Ron Massey Cup. On 28 August 2017, Smith announced that he would captain the side again in 2018 [6].
References
- ^ NRL Stats[permanent dead link]
- ^ RLP
- ^ Smith row gets ugly| Daily Telegraph
- ^ http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/the-standard/sport/ron-massey-cup-decider-shatters-clubs-fairytale/news-story/0bdf878bc5bd90f2231a5dde88954acf
- ^ http://www.stmarysstar.com.au/story/3724736/saints-march-on/
- ^ http://www.stmarysstar.com.au/story/4885103/st-marys-show-off-new-2018-jerseys/