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Nathan McAvoy Personal information Full name Nathan McAvoy Date of birth December 31, 1976 Place of birth Salford, England Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) Weight 16 st 5 lbs (104 kg) Nickname(s) Macca Club information Position(s) Centre / Wing Current club Leigh Centurions Youth clubs Years Club Eccles ARL Senior clubs* Years Club Apps (points) 1993–1997
1998–2003
2003–2004
2004–2005
2005–2006
2006
2007
2008Salford
Bradford
Saracens
Salford
Leeds
Wigan
Bradford
Leigh Centurions118 (75)
93(212)
25(12)
0(0)
17(20)
28 (4)Representative teams** 1996–xxxx
1996–xxxxEngland
Great Britain* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only and
correct as of September 12, 2007.
** Representative team caps and points correct
as of June 10, 2007.Nathan McAvoy (born December 31, 1976 in Salford, Greater Manchester) was a professional rugby league player for 15 years and is now a qualified PE teacher and currently teaching in Manchester.
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Career
Nathan's first professional contract was given to him by Salford City Reds. He had had joined Salford from Eccles ARL where he played alongside Adrian Morley. He made 118 appearances for the City Reds, scoring 75 tries during his six year stint at the club.
Representative
Nathan McAvoy won caps for England while at Salford in 1996 against Wales, and while at Bradford Bulls in 1999 against France, and France (sub).[1]
During his time at Salford Nathan was given the Captaincy of the Great Britain Amateur squad when they toured in New Zealand. In 1996 he was given his first full cap by Great Britain. He was also selected in the England squad for the 1996 European Championships and made his début against Wales before being named in the squad for the 2000 World Cup
1998-2003
Super League giants Bradford Bulls signed Nathan in 1998 and during his time at Bradford he lifted the Rugby League Challenge Cup and the Grand Final in which he scored a spectacular try against bitter rivals Leeds Rhinos in 2000 which is remembered fondly by fans.
2003-2004
Nathan left Bradford and decided it was time for a new challenge and changed codes to play rugby union for Saracens during the 2003-04 season. His rugby union career was frustrating with an early injury causing loss of form and only made a handful of appearances before joining Salford again mid 2004
2006
He joined Leeds Rhinos in January 2006 and made his début in the Tetleys Festive Challenge at Headingley against Wakefield Trinity Wildcats and scored a try in a 46 - 18 win
It was announced on April 28, 2006 that Nathan had joined Wigan Warriors on a months loan. A day later it was announced that Leeds Rhinos had released Nathan from his contract.
2007
Nathan was awarded with a 1 year contract at the JJB Stadium this season after successfully helping the Wigan club survive relegation last season.
It was announced February 2, 2007 that Nathan was not offered a contract with Wigan and will be returning to Bradford for the 2007 season taking the squad number 2.
In August 2007 it was announced that Nathan would be released at the end of 2007.
2008 - 2011
In December 2007, it was announced that Nathan had signed a part time contract to play with Leigh Centurions for the 2008 season.
In the 2008 season Nathan McAvoy suffered a shattered kneecap and broken neck. Although he fully recovered he subsequently decided to retire from professional sport and complete his studies at Salford University where he gained a 2:1 in Sport Science & Management in 2009 (dissertation - Salary Caps in Sport).
He then went on to train as a teacher and in 2010 became a PE teacher at Manchester Academy.
Nathan Currently resides on thr RFL disciplinary board.
References
- ^ "International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl. 2008-12-31. http://www.englandrl.co.uk/international_stats.php?GBSearch=McAvoy&EnSearch=McAvoy&submit_x=7&submit_y=3&submit.x=7&submit.y=8. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
External links
- Nathan McAvoy Player Profile
- McAvoy returns for second spell at Bradford
- Profile at leedsrugby
- International Statistics at englandrl.co.uk
- Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org
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Past: [[]] · [[]]Affiliations [[]] · [[]] · [[]]Bradford Bulls squad - 2000 Challenge Cup final winners (5th title) 1. Stuart Spruce • 2. Nathan McAvoy • 3. Scott Naylor • 4. Michael Withers • 5. Tevita Vaikona • 6. Henry Paul • 7. Robbie Paul (c)
8. Brian McDermott • 9. James Lowes • 10. Paul Anderson • 11. Jamie Peacock • 12. Mike Forshaw • 13. Brad Mackay
14. Leon Pryce • 15. David Boyle • 16. Bernard Dwyer • 17. Stuart Fielden
Coach: Matthew ElliottLeigh Centurions – current squad 1 Donlan · 2 Maden · 3 Alstead · 4 Nanyn · 5 Stanton · 6 Hartley · 7 Paul · 8 C. Hill · 9 Duffy · 10 Bibey · 11 Taylor · 12 Leuluai · 13 Armitstead · 14 Goulden · 15 McConnell · 16 Morrison · 17 Nash · 18 Higson · 19 Meekin · 20 Mort · 21 Durbin · 22 Ridyard · 23 Cunniffe · 24 Ainscough · 22 Ridyard · 23 Cunniffe · 24 Ainscough · 35 Blythe · 36 Mitchell · 37 McCarthy · 38 Emmitt · Hopkins · Nicholson · Coach: Millward
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