Nathan Sykes (rugby league) explained

Nathan Sykes
Birth Date:8 September 1974
Club1:Castleford Tigers
Year1start:1996
Year1end:04
Appearances1:294
Tries1:12
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:48
Year2start:2005
Appearances2:34
Tries2:18
Goals2:104
Fieldgoals2:0
Points2:280
Teama:Great Britain U21
Yearastart:1993
Yearaend:94
Appearancesa:2
Triesa:0
Goalsa:0
Fieldgoalsa:0
Pointsa:0
Teamb:England
Yearbstart:1999
Yearbend:06
Appearancesb:10
Triesb:0
Goalsb:0
Fieldgoalsb:0
Pointsb:0
Teamc:Yorkshire
Yearcstart:2005
New:yes
Retired:yes
Updated:6 December 2020
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 (Heritage No. 694) and Featherstone Rovers (captain) (Heritage No. 862), as a, or .[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, i.e. number 16, 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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org. rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  2. Web site: England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304112749/http://www.englandrl.co.uk/player_records?search=Sykes&submit=Go&c=England. dead. 4 March 2016. englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  3. Web site: Birth details at freebmd.org.uk. freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018.
  4. Web site: Castleford RLFC A to Z Player List (All Time). thecastlefordtigers.co.uk . 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120216084010/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/alltime.php. 16 February 2012.
  5. Web site: Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk. thecastlefordtigers.co.uk . 31 December 2017. 1 January 2018. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120415111804/http://www.thecastlefordtigers.co.uk/playerprofile.php?pid=20. 15 April 2012.