Nathan Davis (rugby league)

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Nathan Davis
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Davis playing for the Eels in 2014.
Personal information
Born (1995-11-15) 15 November 1995 (age 28)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Playing information
Height192 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight105 kg (16 st 7 lb)
Position Centre, Wing, Fullback
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2016 Gold Coast Titans 81004
2017 Parramatta Eels 10000
Total91004
Source: [1]

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

Contents

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 Parramatta club after gaining a release from his Gold Coast 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 24 September 2018, Davis was handed a 12-week suspension by the NRL and fined by Parramatta after testing positive to "illicit and hazardous drugs". It was the second time that Davis had failed a drugs test at the club. Davis was released by the club following the conclusion of the season. [15] [16] [17]

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