Nathan Stapleton

Nathan Stapleton
Personal information
Born (1989-12-01) 1 December 1989 (age 35)
Deepwater, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height183 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight94 kg (14 st 11 lb)
PositionWing, Fullback, Centre
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2009–14 Cronulla Sharks 61 17 18 0 104
2016 London Broncos 2 0 0 0 0
Total 63 17 18 0 104
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012 Prime Minister's XIII 1 0 0 0 0
2014 NSW Residents 1 0 2 0 4
Source: [1][2]

Nathan Stapleton (born 1 December 1989) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played for the London Broncos in the Kingstone Press Championship. He previously played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the National Rugby League. He primarily played as a wing, fullback 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 Cronulla's NYC team in 2008 and 2009.[3]

In Round 11 of the 2009 NRL season, Stapleton made his NRL debut for Cronulla against rivals St. George Illawarra.[4]

In round 5 of the 2014 NRL season, Stapleton scored 4 tries for Cronulla as they defeated the New Zealand Warriors 37–6 at Shark Park.[5]

On 30 June 2014, Stapleton signed with Sydney Roosters mid-season for the remainder of the year.[6]

On 6 August 2015, Stapleton signed with English franchise London Broncos on a one-year deal beginning in 2016.[7]

Representative career

In 2012, Stapleton played for the Prime Minister's XIII.[8]

Personal life

Stapleton is the younger brother of former rugby union player Brett Stapleton.[9]

Stapleton's mother died of cancer in 2013.[10]

In 2022, Stapleton was taken to hospital after sustaining a neck injury in a rugby union match. He was left paralysed from the shoulders down.[11]

References

  1. ^ "loverugbyleague". Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  2. ^ "Nathan Stapleton - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  3. ^ Stats rleague.com
  4. ^ "NRL 2009 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project".
  5. ^ "Nathan Stapleton scores four tries as Cronulla Sharks thump New Zealand Warriors 37-6". ABC News. 5 April 2014.
  6. ^ "Roosters sign Dureau & Stapleton for remainder of 2014". 30 June 2014.
  7. ^ "Broncos sign Nathan Stapleton for 2016". Total Rugby League. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Stapleton re-signs with Sharks for 2013 | NRL | Zero Tackle". www.zerotackle.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012.
  9. ^ "A Stapleton diet of hard knocks". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
  10. ^ "Cancer battle awareness hits hard - Sharks mates mourn another loss". 9 May 2013.
  11. ^ "Nathan Stapleton: on-field injury leaves former NRL player a quadriplegic". the Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.