Nathan Chappell
English rugby league footballer
Biography
Lists
Also Viewed
The basics
Quick Facts
| Intro | English rugby league footballer | |
| Places | United Kingdom Great Britain England | |
| is | Athlete Rugby league player | |
| Work field | Sports | |
| Gender |
| |
| Birth | 4 December 1989, Huddersfield, Kirklees, West Yorkshire, United Kingdom | |
| Age | 35 years | |
| Star sign | Sagittarius |
The details
Biography
Nathan Chappell (born 4 December 1989) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays for Hunslet in Betfred League 1.
Previous clubs represented include the Featherstone Rovers, the Sheffield Eagles and Oldham.
He began his career at Newsome Panthers at the age of 7 where he played until he signed at the Huddersfield Giants aged 17. After 3-years at the club, 1 year at the Castleford Tigers, and a 2-year stint at the Featherstone Rovers, he moved to Australia to play in the Canberra Raiders Cup with the Goulburn Workers Bulldogs. He also represented the Canberra team. He played there for 2-years before returning to England where he signed for the Featherstone Rovers once again.
Chappell has arguably the fastest recorded hat-trick in rugby league (Featherstone v York, minutes 73-78), along with old teammate Greg Eden (Castleford v Leigh, minutes 33-38), which are both within a 5-minute period.
His preferred position is centre, followed by second-row.
Chappell attended Newsome High School and Sports College.