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Nate Myles 
Personal information Born 24 June 1985
Cairns, Queensland, AustraliaHeight 189 cm (6 ft 2 in) Weight 107 kg (16 st 12 lb) Playing information Position Prop, Second-row, Lock Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2005–2006 Bulldogs 40 2 0 0 8 2007–2011 Sydney Roosters 82 2 0 0 8 2012– Gold Coast Titans Total 122 4 0 0 16 Representative Years Team Pld T G FG P 2006–11 Queensland 17 1 0 0 4 Nate Myles (born 24 June 1985 in Cairns, Queensland) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer for the Sydney Roosters of the NRL. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he previously played for the Bulldogs club. From 2012 he will play for the Gold Coast Titans after signing a four-year deal which will keep him there until the end of the 2015 season.
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Bulldogs
Myles previously played for the Bulldogs from 2005 to 2006. In 2006 he was picked to represent Queensland in the State of Origin competition.
In 2006, Myles was charged with drink driving following a Melbourne Cup luncheon. Sydney Roosters imposed a fine of $10,000, 20 hours of community charity work and forced him to undergo alcohol counselling[1]
Roosters
Myles moved to the Sydney Roosters for the 2007 NRL season. In August, 2008, Myles was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[2][3]
In April 2009, he was named in the preliminary 25 man squad to represent Queensland in the opening State of Origin match for 2009.[4]
Following another alcohol-related incident on 5 July 2009, Myles was suspended for six matches by the NRL. Myles was found at 8:00 am drunk and naked on the fire escape of at the Crowne Plaza in Terrigal, New South Wales. He had earlier tried to gain entry into one of the hotel's rooms while naked, and had also defecated in the hotel's corridor. This incident was referenced by the media as "Dumpgate '09".[5]
He played for Australia in the 2010 Four Nations tournament.
Personal life
In December 2010 he became engaged to Home and Away actress Tessa James.[6]
References
- ^ http://www.ntnews.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,7034,20725830%255E23214,00.html Northern Territory News, 8 June 2006. Story: " Myles fined for drink-driving"
- ^ Liam FitzGibbon (2008-08-01). "Surprises in Kangaroos squad". "Fox Sports News (Australia)". http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,24111780-23214,00.html. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ "Veteran Lockyer named in Australian squad". International Herald Tribune. 2008-08-01. http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/08/01/sports/AS-RGL-Australia-Squad.php. Retrieved 2008-08-02.
- ^ "Queensland name preliminary State of Origin squad". Fox Sports. 2009-04-28. http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25398645-5016947,00.html. Retrieved 2009-04-28.
- ^ http://www.foxsports.com.au/story/0,8659,25741597-5018866,00.html
- ^ Davies, Rebecca (7 January 2011). "Showbiz - News - 'H&A' actress engaged to sports star - Digital Spy". Digital Spy. http://www.digitalspy.co.uk/showbiz/s15/home-and-away/news/a296485/ha-actress-engaged-to-sports-star.html. Retrieved 20 January 2011.
External links
- Nate Myles at the Former Origin Greats website.
- Nate Myles at the State of Origin official website.
- Profile at sydneyroosters.com.au
Sydney Roosters - current squad Captain: Anasta• Arona • M. Aubusson • Blair • J.Carney • Cherrington • Cordner • Ford • Friend • Fruean • Guerra • Kennedy • Kenny-Dowall • Khierallah • Leilua • Linnett • Masoe • Minichiello • Naughton • Nu'uausala • Pearce • Perrett • Pritchard • Riddell • Ruua • Symonds • Takairangi • Tasi • Thomas • Waerea-Hargreaves • Watts • Coach: SmithCategories:- 1985 births
- Australian rugby league players
- Sydney Roosters players
- Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players
- Queensland Rugby League State of Origin players
- Prime Minister's XIII players
- NRL All Stars players
- Australia national rugby league team players
- Living people
- Australian rugby league biography, 1980s birth stubs
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