Nathan Stapleton
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Nathan Stapleton is an Australian Rugby league
player in the National Rugby League
, from Deepwater
in the New England
region of Northern New South Wales
. He plays for the Cronulla Sharks
. He attended Toowoomba Grammar School
and The Southport School
, where he competed in many sports in the GPS competition, most notably for sprinting. Nathan is the younger brother of Rugby Union player Brett Stapleton
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player in the National Rugby League
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
, from Deepwater
Deepwater
Deepwater or Deep Water may refer to ocean water in the abyssal zone, hadal zone, or other deep ocean zones. Other meanings include:- Locations :* In the United States:** Deepwater, Missouri, a small town located in west-central Missouri...
in the New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
region of Northern New South Wales
New South Wales
New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...
. He plays for the Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
. He attended Toowoomba Grammar School
Toowoomba Grammar School
Toowoomba Grammar School is an independent, non-denominational, day and boarding grammar school for boys, in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia....
and The Southport School
The Southport School
The Southport School , is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in Southport, a suburb on the Gold Coast of Queensland, Australia....
, where he competed in many sports in the GPS competition, most notably for sprinting. Nathan is the younger brother of Rugby Union player Brett Stapleton
Brett Stapleton
Brett Stapleton is a Rugby Union player who played for the Western Force in the Super 14 in 2007. Frustrated by the lack of opportunity in Perth due to their plethora of quality backline players, he has taken up a contract with the Queensland Reds for 2008 and is currently playing for the East...
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