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Nathan McAvoy

Nathan McAvoy
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Personal information
Full name Nathaniel Joseph McAvoy
Nickname Macca
Born (1976-12-31) 31 December 1976 (age 40)
Salford, England
Height 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight 16 st 5 lb (104 kg)
Playing information
Rugby league
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994–98 Salford 118 75
1998–2002 Bradford Bulls 97 52 0 0 208
2004–05 Salford City Reds 25 3 0 0 12
2006 Leeds Rhinos 1 0 0 0 0
2006 Wigan Warriors 17 5 0 0 20
2007 Bradford Bulls 29 1 0 0 4
2008 Leigh Centurions
Total 287 136 0 0 244
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1994 Great Britain U21 1
1996–99 England 4 0 0 0 0
Rugby union
Position Centre, Wing
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2003–04 Saracens

Nathan McAvoy (born 31 December 1976) was a professional rugby league player for 15 years and is now a qualified PE teacher and currently teaching in Manchester.

Born and brought up in Weaste, Salford, McAvoy's first professional contract was given to him by Salford. He joined Salford in 1994 from Eccles ARL, where he played alongside Adrian Morley, Ian Watson (rugby league) and Carlo Napolitano. He made 118 appearances for the City Reds, scoring 75 tries during his five-year stint at the club.

In 1994, McAvoy played for Great Britain under-21's against Australia.

McAvoy won caps for England while at Salford in 1996 against Wales, and while at Bradford Bulls in 1999 against France, and France (sub).

During his time at Salford, McAvoy was given the captaincy of the Great Britain Academy squad when they toured in New Zealand. He was also selected in the England squad for the 1996 European Championship, and made his début against Wales before being named in the squad for the 2000 World Cup.

Super League giants Bradford Bulls signed Nathan in 1998. McAvoy played for Bradford Bulls from the interchange bench in the 1999 Super League Grand Final which was lost to St. Helens. During his time at Bradford he lifted the Rugby League Challenge Cup and the Grand Final in which he scored a spectacular try against bitter rivals Leeds Rhinos in 2000 which is remembered fondly by fans.


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