Nathan Vagg

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Nathan Vagg
Personal information
Full nameNathan Vagg
Born (1983-02-14) 14 February 1983 (age 39)
Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
Playing information
Position Prop
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2003 Cronulla Sharks 20000
Source: [1]

Nathan Vagg (born 14 February 1983) is an Australian former rugby league footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks. His position of choice was prop.

Playing career

Vagg was born in Adelaide, South Australia. He began his rugby league career playing for the Northern District Dragons in the South Australian Rugby League competition. Vagg joined the Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the 2003 season. He made his first grade debut from the bench in his side's 40−16 victory over the Manly Warringah Sea Eagles at Toyota Park in round 9 of the 2003 season. He played only one more game of first grade which was in his side's 30−14 victory over the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Toyota Park the following week. Vagg was released by the Sharks at the end of the 2003 season, and subsequently never played first grade rugby league again.

After his departure from the Cronulla club, Vagg went on to play for the South City Bulls in the Group 9 Rugby League competition. [2]

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References

  1. ↑ "Nathan Vagg - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project.
  2. ↑ "Nathan Vagg".
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