Nathan Massey (rugby league, born 1991)
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Born | Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia | 7 April 1991||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Position | Fullback, Scrum-half | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [1] As of 31 October 2014 |
Nathan Massey is a Scotland international rugby league footballer who plays as a fullback. He most recently played at club level as professional for the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.
Background
[edit]Massey was born in Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia. He has Scottish ancestors, and was made eligible to play for Scotland due to the grandparent rule.
Playing career
[edit]Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs
[edit]Massey played for the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs in the 2010 Toyota Cup.
Canberra Raiders
[edit]Massey debuted at fullback for Canberra in round 9 of the 2011 National Rugby League season against Manly-Warringah following an injury to Josh Dugan, the regular fullback.[2]
International
[edit]Massey has Scotland heritage so he was able to represent the Scottish national team. Scotland's coach Steve McCormack was aware of this and he therefore picked Massey to be a part of his squad in the 2014 European Cup competition. He made his international début, in the tournaments opening game, against Wales.
References
[edit]- ^ RLP
- ^ "Canberra Raiders NRL Player Numbers: 1982-2022". www.raiders.com.au.
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Australian people of Scottish descent
- Australian rugby league players
- Canberra Raiders players
- Junior Kangaroos players
- Mount Pritchard Mounties players
- Rugby league fullbacks
- Rugby league players from Sydney
- Scotland national rugby league team players
- Australian rugby league biography stubs