Nathan Davis (rugby league)

Nathan Davis (born 15 November 1995) is an Australian rugby league footballer who most recently played for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He plays as a centre, wing and fullback. He has previously played for the Gold Coast Titans.

Nathan Davis
Davis playing for the Eels in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Playing information
PositionCentre, Wing, Fullback
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016 Gold Coast Titans 8 1 0 0 4
2017 Parramatta Eels 1 0 0 0 0
Total 9 1 0 0 4
As of 4 March 2018
Source: [1]

Background

Born in Sydney, New South Wales, Davis is of Indigenous Australian descent.[2] He played his junior rugby league for the Hinchinbrook Hornets[3] and Mount Pritchard Mounties, before being signed by the Parramatta Eels.

Playing career

Early career

In September and November 2013, Davis played for the Australian Schoolboys.[4] In 2014 and 2015, he played for the Parramatta Eels' NYC team.[5]

2016

In 2016, Davis joined the Gold Coast Titans.[6] In round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Titans against the Newcastle Knights.[7][8]

2017

In March, Davis rejoined the Eels after gaining a release from his Titans contract.[9] Parramatta exercised an option to extend Davis until the end of the 2018 season.[10] He made his debut for Parramatta against the North Queensland Cowboys in Darwin on 10 June 2017.[11][12] Davis made no further appearances for Parramatta in The 2017 season and spent the rest of the year with Wentworthville in The Intrust Super Premiership NSW competition.[13]

2018

In 2018, Davis spent the entire season with the Wentworthville Magpies after being unable to break into the Parramatta first grade team.[14] On September 15, it was alleged that Davis had tested positive to cocaine after Parramatta conducted a routine drugs test.[15] On 25 September, Davis was handed a fine and 12 match suspension by the NRL after being found guilty for testing positive to cocaine which was the second time the player had failed a drugs test. Parramatta then released a statement afterward saying that a new contract would not be offered to Davis and he would be released.[16]

References
  1. "Nathan Davis - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 15 November 1995. Retrieved 10 April 2016.
  2. NRL. "Indigenous Titans go back to roots". Titans. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  3. "Hinchinbrook Hornets". Hinchinbrook Hornets. 22 March 2009. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
  4. "Australians Win Second Test - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League - FOX SPORTS PULSE". foxsportspulse.com. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
  5. "D". Nyc Database. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  6. "Titans make additions to second-tier squad". NRL.com. 2 November 2015. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  7. "Updated: Round 1 NRL team lists". NRL.com. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  8. Cadigan, Neil. "NRL PREVIEW V Knights". Titans. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  9. NRL Digital Media. "Parramatta Eels sign Nathan Davis - Eels". Parraeels.com.au. Retrieved 21 March 2017.
  10. Nathan Ryan. "NRL: Nathan Ross, Luke Lewis, Tyrone Roberts, Will Smith, Willis Meehan contract 2017, deals, future — Market Watch". Fox Sports. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
  11. "JT-inspired Cowboys cruise in Darwin". Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  12. "Johnathan Thurston Eels v Cowboys: NRL scores, result, SuperCoach, updates — Parramatta v North Queensland". 10 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  13. https://www.nswrl.com.au/players/intrust-super-premiership-nsw/wentworthville-magpies/nathan-davis/
  14. https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/08/12/bears-late-charge-not-enough-to-stop-magpies/
  15. https://www.smh.com.au/sport/nrl/williams-career-in-jeopardy-over-second-strike-drugs-test-20180915-p503z9.html
  16. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-09-25/parramatta-eels-sack-tony-williams/10303058
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