Nathan Sykes (rugby league)

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) (Heritage No. 862), as a prop, or second-row.[1][2][4][5]

Nathan Sykes
Personal information
Full nameNathan Owen Sykes
Born (1974-09-08) 8 September 1974
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1996–2007 Castleford Tigers 294 9 0 0 32
2005 Featherstone Rovers 34 18 104 0 280
Total 328 27 104 0 312
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1993–94 Great Britain U21 2
1999–2006 England 10 0 0 0 0
2005 Yorkshire
Source: [1][2]

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 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.

Family

Nathan Sykes has a wife called Sarah, and two daughters called Isabella and Olivia Sykes.

References
  1. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  2. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. 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 ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  5. "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". thecastlefordtigers.co.uk ℅ web.archive.org. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 16 February 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
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