Nathan Ross (rugby league) explained

Nathan Ross
Birth Date:1988 11, df=yes
Birth Place:Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia[1]
Height:181cm (71inches)[2]
Weight:92kg (203lb)[3]
Year1start:2011
Year1end:12
Appearances1:16
Tries1:16
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:64
Club2:Newcastle Knights
Year2start:2015
Year2end:18
Appearances2:60
Tries2:23
Goals2:0
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:92
Yearastart:2015
Appearancesa:1
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:NSW City
Yearbstart:2017
Appearancesb:1
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Retired:yes
Source:[4] [5]
Updated:9 January 2024

Nathan Ross (born 4 November 1988), nicknamed "White Lightning"[6] [7] or "Ross Dog",[8] is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played as a and .

He played Toulouse Olympique in the Elite One Championship and the Newcastle Knights in the NRL. He also played for New South Wales City.

Background

Born on the Gold Coast, Queensland,[1] Ross played his junior rugby league for the Burleigh Bears and Coogee Randwick Wombats.

Ross is the son of former Penrith Panthers, South Sydney Rabbitohs and Gold Coast Seagulls player Mark Ross.[9]

Playing career

Early career

In 2009, Ross played for the Tweed Heads Seagulls in the Queensland Cup,[10] [11] before returning to the Burleigh Bears in 2010.[12] In 2011, he moved to Newcastle, New South Wales for work,[13] while playing for Lakes United in the Newcastle Rugby League.[14] In 2012, he moved to France[15] to play for Toulouse Olympique,[16] before returning to Lakes United later that year.[17] His form that year, scoring 11 tries in 8 games for Lakes United,[18] was rewarded by getting games with the Newcastle Knights' New South Wales Cup side.[19] In 2013, he signed with the Western Suburbs Rosellas, before leaving without playing a match to do a pre-season with the Knights' first-grade squad.[18] [20] He was unsuccessful with getting a contract so signed with the Kurri Kurri Bulldogs for the 2013 season.[18] As Kurri Kurri made their way to the 2013 Newcastle Rugby League Grand Final, he was considered "arguably the most lethal player in the competition".[21]

In 2014, he joined the Knights' New South Wales Cup side again on a 1-year contract, as their full-time fullback.[7] [22] On 21 September 2014, he was named at fullback in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year,[23] after scoring 17 tries in 16 games that season.[24] On 14 October 2014, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract,[25] almost signing with the Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs before the Knights decided to offer him a contract.[24]

2015

On 31 January and 1 February, Ross played for the Knights in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines.[3] [26] On 27 April 2015, he was named as 19th man for the New South Wales Residents to play the Queensland Residents.[27] In Round 21 of the 2015 NRL season, he made his NRL debut for the Knights against the St. George Illawarra Dragons,[28] [29] scoring a try on debut.[30] He went on to play in the next remaining 5 games of the season for the Knights.[31] Late in the year, he had his contract with the Knights upgraded for 2016, with an option for 2017.[32] [33]

2016

On 6 August, after playing in the majority of the Knights' games that season, Ross cancelled his optional contract for 2017 by re-signing with the Knights on a new 2-year contract until the end of 2018.[34] [35]

2017

In July, he had his Knights contract extended until the end of 2020.[36]

In August he fractured his back playing against the New Zealand Warriors.[37]

2018

In the 2018 season, Ross made 15 appearances and scored 2 tries as Newcastle avoided the wooden spoon for the first time in his career, but failed to reach the finals.[38] [39]

2019

Ross retired from rugby league in April 2019 after suffering irreparable damage to his pelvis.[40] He had also suffered from a persistent groin injury and a compound dislocation to his finger during pre-season, threatening to derail his season before it had started.[41]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nathan Ross on Twitter: "@maroon_golf born on the gold cost at pindara hospital..! Play juniors in nsw and qld thou". Twitter. 2011-11-19. 2016-01-19.
  2. Web site: Nathan Ross | Newcastle Knights | NRL. Zero Tackle. 14 October 2014. 2015-08-10.
  3. Web site: Leeson. Josh. Ross' big chance to shine at Nines | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 19 January 2015. 2015-08-02.
  4. Web site: Nathan Ross - Career Stats & Summary. Rugby League Project. 2016-03-12.
  5. Web site: Rugby - Player statistics - club stats. www.itsrugby.co.uk. 3 April 2019.
  6. Web site: Leeson. Josh. Nathan Ross in boxing ring Saturday night | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 6 December 2013. 2015-08-02.
  7. Web site: Leeson. Josh. KURRI IN A HURRY: Nathan Ross set for Knights | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 3 March 2014. 2015-08-02.
  8. Web site: Keeble. Brett. Ross backs himself to leave mark on NSW Cup grand final | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 25 September 2014. 2015-08-02.
  9. Web site: Keeble. Brett. Debutant brings enthusiasm to Knights cause | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 2015-08-02.
  10. Web site: Rd 8 Preview Seagulls v Tweed Heads. Wynnumseagulls.com.au. 2 May 2009. 2015-08-02.
  11. Web site: Rugby League, July 26. News.com.au. 26 July 2009. 2015-08-02.
  12. Web site: Toowoomba V Burleigh Results/Paper Article – Toowoomba Rugby Football League Ltd. Fox Sports Pulse. 22 February 2010. 2015-08-02.
  13. Web site: Intrust Super Cup Player Loss and Gains. Wynnumseagulls.com.au. 2015-08-02.
  14. Web site: Keeble. Brett. Shipway wants more as Lions roar into form | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 22 April 2011. 2015-08-02.
  15. Web site: Leeson. Josh. Real NRL season preview: former stars boost Cessnock | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 11 April 2012. 2015-08-02.
  16. Web site: Nathan Ross Player Stats. Loverugbyleague.com. 2015-08-02.
  17. Web site: Leeson. Josh. Afamasaga tipped for Wests release | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 11 February 2013. 2015-08-02.
  18. Web site: Leeson. Josh. Ross returns to Real NRL after three months | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 21 June 2013. 2015-08-02.
  19. Web site: 2012 NSW Cup Preliminary Final – Balmain Ryde -Eastwood Tigers v Newcastle Knights | Jason McCawley | Photographer. Jasonmccawley.photoshelter.com. 23 September 2012. 2015-08-02.
  20. Web site: Action Photographics. Actionphoto.com.au. 2015-08-02.
  21. Web site: Leeson. Josh. KURRI IN A HURRY: Nathan Ross set for Knights | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 3 March 2014. 2015-08-02.
  22. Web site: Callinan. Josh. Knights NSW Cup side shows faith in Nathan Ross' electrifying form. The Maitland Mercury. 23 September 2014. 2015-08-02.
  23. Web site: 2014 VB NSW Cup Team of the Year. NSWRL.com.au. 2015-06-18. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150708221216/http://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2014/09/21/_2014_vb_nsw_cup_team_of_the_year.html. 8 July 2015. dmy-all.
  24. Web site: Keeble. Brett. Nathan Ross finds a place to call home at Knights | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 13 October 2014. 2015-08-02.
  25. Web site: Nathan Ross finds a place at Knights | NRL. Zero Tackle. 15 October 2014. 2015-08-02.
  26. Web site: 2015 Auckland Nines squad lists. NRL.com. 29 January 2015. 2015-08-02.
  27. Web site: VB NSW Cup Representative Team. NSWRL. 2015-08-02.
  28. Web site: NRL 2015 - Round 21. Rugby League Project. 2015-10-28.
  29. Web site: LATE MAIL: Dragons v Knights – Knights. Newcastleknights.com.au. 2015-08-02.
  30. Web site: Dragons snap seven-game losing run. NRL.com. 2015-08-02.
  31. Web site: Custom Match List. Rugby League Project. 2015-10-28.
  32. Web site: Dillon. Robert. Nathan vows to kick on in 2016 | Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. 2016-01-08. 2016-04-02.
  33. Web site: Wayne Bennett Signs Dragons Backrower; Bulldogs Outside Back Re-Signs. Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2015-10-28.
  34. Web site: NRL Digital Media. All smiles as Ross re-signs - Knights. Newcastleknights.com.au. 2016-08-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20160820033448/http://www.newcastleknights.com.au/news/2016/08/06/all_smiles_as_ross_r.af_news.html. 20 August 2016. dead.
  35. Web site: Nathan Ross has inked a new two-year deal that will tie him to Newcastle until end of 2018. Dailytelegraph.com.au. 2016-08-06. 2016-08-06.
  36. Web site: Nathan Ross extends Newcastle contract . Zero Tackle . 2017-05-14 . 2017-07-05.
  37. Web site: Knights down Warriors 26-10 to claim back-to-back wins. Daily Telegraph. 5 August 2017. 14 August 2017.
  38. Web site: Custom Match List - Rugby League Project. www.rugbyleagueproject.org. 22 December 2018.
  39. Web site: Newcastle Knights 2018 season review. 22 October 2018. National Rugby League. 22 December 2018.
  40. Web site: Nathan Ross announces retirement. 2 April 2019. Newcastle Knights. 3 April 2019.
  41. Web site: On-the-outer Knight Nathan Ross faces 6 week stint on sideline. BARRY. TOOHEY. 26 February 2019. Newcastle Herald. 3 April 2019.

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