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.
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| Born | 1 December 1989 Deepwater, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (14 st 11 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Wing, Fullback, Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
editBorn 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
editIn 2012, Stapleton played for the Prime Minister's XIII.[8]
Personal life
editStapleton 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
edit- ^ "loverugbyleague". Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Nathan Stapleton - Playing Career - RLP". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
- ^ Stats rleague.com
- ^ "NRL 2009 - Round 11 - Rugby League Project".
- ^ "Nathan Stapleton scores four tries as Cronulla Sharks thump New Zealand Warriors 37-6". ABC News. 5 April 2014.
- ^ "Roosters sign Dureau & Stapleton for remainder of 2014". 30 June 2014.
- ^ "Broncos sign Nathan Stapleton for 2016". Total Rugby League. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
- ^ "Stapleton re-signs with Sharks for 2013 | NRL | Zero Tackle". www.zerotackle.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012.
- ^ "A Stapleton diet of hard knocks". Archived from the original on 27 February 2014.
- ^ "Cancer battle awareness hits hard - Sharks mates mourn another loss". 9 May 2013.
- ^ "Nathan Stapleton: on-field injury leaves former NRL player a quadriplegic". the Guardian. Australian Associated Press. 22 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.