Nathan Sykes (rugby league)

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Nathan Sykes
Personal information
Born (1974-09-08) 8 September 1974 (age 50)
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–04 Castleford Tigers 294 12 0 0 48
2005 Featherstone Rovers 34 18 104 0 280
Total 328 30 104 0 328
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–94 Great Britain U21 2 0 0 0 0
1999–06 England 10 0 0 0 0
2005 Yorkshire
Source: [1][2]

Nathan Sykes (born 8 September 1974[3]) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. He played at representative level for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Moldgreen ARLFC, Castleford Tigers and Featherstone Rovers (captain), as a prop or second-row.[1][2][4][5]

Playing career

Representative career

Sykes won caps for England, playing against France in 1999, and against Wales in 2001.[2] He represented Yorkshire whilst at Castleford Tigers playing as an interchange/substitute, in the 18–22 defeat by Lancashire at Central Park, Wigan on Friday 14 June 2002.[5]

Club career

Sykes played for Moldgreen ARLFC[5] before playing professionally for the Castleford Tigers in the Super League. Sykes made his debut for Castleford Tigers in 1991, and then played for Castleford for fourteen seasons.[1] Nathan Sykes made his debut for Featherstone Rovers on Sunday 13 February 2005.

References

  1. ^ a b c "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b c "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Birth details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time)". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. ^ a b c "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 15 April 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.