Nathan Cayless
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Full name | Nathan Frederick Cayless | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia | 28 March 1978||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 185 cm (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 106 kg (16 st 10 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position | Prop, Second-row | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nathan Frederick Cayless (born 28 March 1978) is an Australian former professional
Background
Cayless was born in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, he has Maori heritage, and eligible to play for New Zealand due to the grandparent rule, and he is the older brother of the rugby league footballer, Jason Cayless.
While attending
Playing career
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Parramatta Eels
Cayless made his first grade debut for Parramatta in round 13 of the 1997 ARL season against the South Queensland Crushers which ended in a 52–10 victory at Parramatta Stadium. In the 1998 NRL season, Cayless made 19 appearances as Parramatta reached the preliminary final but were defeated 32-20 by rivals Canterbury-Bankstown in extra-time after leading the game 18–2 with less than 10 minutes to play.
The following year, Cayless played in the club's 18–16 loss against eventual premiers Melbourne in the preliminary final after leading 16–0 at half time. In the 2000 NRL season, Parramatta again reached the preliminary final but were defeated by the Brisbane Broncos 16–10 at Stadium Australia.
In the
In the 2005 NRL season, Cayless captained Parramatta to their second minor premiership in five years and were favorites along with St. George to take out the title but suffered a 29–0 loss to North Queensland in the preliminary final at Telstra Stadium.[6]
In the
With Parramatta, he holds the record for the most games as captain of any team in the
New Zealand
Cayless was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament. In the final against Australia he played from the interchange bench in the Kiwis' 22–20 loss. Cayless was part of the Kiwis squad for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, in which they reached the final.
Cayless was selected to play for the
Cayless captained New Zealand to victory in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Cayless became one of the New Zealand national rugby league team' most-capped players, having appeared on 38 occasions by April 2009 when he retired from international rugby league, stating that he wanted to focus the rest of his football career on the Eels.[12]
Coaching career
In 2016, Cayless became the head coach of
Highlights
- Junior Club: Wentworthville Magpies
- Career Stats: 259 career games to date scoring 28 tries, 1 Field Goal
- National: 38 tests for New Zealand. World Cup winning captain 2008.
- Most capped Captain in the NRL: 217 Games captained.
- Minor Premiershipwinner with Parramatta in 2001 and 2005.
References
- ^ a b "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". Rugby League Project. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "2017 SQUAD | Wentworthville Magpies – NSWRL". Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 October 2017.
- ^ "SportingPulse Homepage for Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". SportingPulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
- ^ "Knights draw 2001 grand final inspiration". National Rugby League. 10 August 2017.
- ^ "Nathan Hindmarsh on Parramatta's last table topping team where his former teammates are now". Fox Sports. 13 March 2017.
- ^ "'They are ours': Why Cameron Smith will always recognise Storm's stripped premierships". Fox Sports. August 2019.
- ^ "Parramatta National Rugby League Hall of Fame". Parramatta Eels.
- ^ "Top 10 preliminary final heartbreaks". National Rugby League. 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Memorable Match: 1998 Preliminary Final". bulldogs.com.au. 12 August 2014.
- ^ Shawn Dollin; Andrew Ferguson; Bill Bates. "Anzac Test Match 2007". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 1 September 2013.
- ^ "New Zealand skipper Nathan Cayless quits representative rugby league". Fox Sports. 24 April 2009. Archived from the original on 16 September 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2009.
- ^ "Nathan Cayless signs two-year deal with the Warriors". October 2018.
- ^ "Cayless inspires Magpies". 22 March 2017.