Nathan Graham

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Nathan Graham
Personal information
Full nameNathan James Graham [1]
Born (1971-11-23) 23 November 1971 (age 51)
Sodbury, Gloucestershire, England
Playing information
Position Fullback, Wing, Centre, Hooker, Loose forward
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1989–95 Dewsbury Rams 14879028
1995–98 Bradford Bulls 5040178
2000–01 Dewsbury Rams 3180032
2001–03 Featherstone Rovers 67210185
2004 York City Knights 2671030
Batley Bulldogs
Total32247102253
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
1998–04 Scotland 100000
Coaching information
Representative
YearsTeamGmsWDLW%
2019 Scotland 520040
Source: [2] [3]
As of 12 October 2023

Nathan Graham (born 23 November 1971) is a professional rugby league coach who is the head coach of Scotland and a former rugby league footballer who played as a fullback , wing , centre , hooker or loose forward in the 1990s and 2000s.

Contents

He played at international level for Scotland, and at club level for the Dewsbury Rams (two spells), Bradford Bulls, Featherstone Rovers (Heritage No. 818), York City Knights and the Batley Bulldogs. [2]

Playing career

Bradford Bulls

Graham played for the Bradford Bulls at fullback in their 1996 Challenge Cup Final loss to St Helens. [4] He made 26 appearances for York City Knights in 2004. [5]

Featherstone Rovers

Nathan Graham made his début for Featherstone Rovers on 2 December 2001.

International

Graham was a Scotland international and played at the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. [2]

Coaching career

After his playing career ended Graham moved into coaching and in October 2016 joined Keighley Cougars as assistant coach after five years of amateur team Drighlington ARLFC. [6]

Graham was appointed head coach of Scotland at the end of 2019. [7]

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