Nathan Chappell
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| Full name | Nathan Chappell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
4 December 1989 Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Chappell (born 4 December 1989) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays for Hunslet in Betfred League 1.
Previous clubs represented include Featherstone Rovers, Sheffield Eagles, and Oldham.[3]
He began his career at Newsome Panthers at the age of 7 where he played until he signed at Huddersfield Giants aged 17. After 3 years at the club, 1 year at Castleford Tigers, and a 2-year stint at Featherstone Rovers, he moved to Australia to play in the Canberra Raiders Cup with Goulburn Workers Bulldogs.[4] He also represented the Canberra team. He played there for 2 years before returning to England where he signed for Featherstone once again.
Chappell has arguably the fastest recorded hat-trick in rugby league (Featherstone v York, minutes 73-78), along with old teammate Greg Eden (Castleford v Leigh, minutes 33-38), which are both within a 5-minute period.[5]
His preferred position is centre, followed by second row forward.
Chappell attended Newsome High School and Sports College.
References
- ↑ loverugbyleague
- ↑ Rugby League Project
- ↑ "Hunslet RL: New signing Chappell's chomping at the bit". Yorkshire Evening Post. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 5 December 2017.
- ↑ "Goulburn's Nathan Chappell keen to finish Australian adventure with premiership". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ↑ "Championship (Sky Sports)". SkySports. Retrieved 2017-08-12.
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