Nathan Massey (rugby league, born 1989)
Nathan Massey (born 11 July 1989) is a professional rugby league footballer who plays as a loose forward or prop for the Castleford Tigers (Heritage № 876) in the Super League.
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| Full name | Nathan Massey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 July 1989 Castleford, West Yorkshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 16 st 1 lb (102 kg)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Prop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has played at representative level for United States. He has played his entire professional club career with Castleford, from whom he has spent time on loan at the Featherstone Rovers, the York City Knights, the Gateshead Thunder and the Keighley Cougars.
Background
Massey was born in Castleford, West Yorkshire, England.
Playing career
Club career
Massey started his junior career at Wakefield-based Walton Warriors before being signed by Castleford Tigers at the age of 15.[5] He rose through the Academy ranks, and made his first team début in an 88–10 victory over Castleford Lock Lane on 11 March 2007. He was named the Tigers Academy player of the year in 2007, and was given a full-time contract by the club in August 2008.[6]
In March 2010, Massey joined Keighley Cougars on a dual registration deal.[7]
He played in the 2014 Challenge Cup Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Wembley Stadium.[8]
He played in the 2017 Super League Grand Final defeat by the Leeds Rhinos at Old Trafford.[9][10][11]
On 17 July 2021, he played for Castleford in their 2021 Challenge Cup Final loss against St. Helens.[12]
International honours
Massey represented the United States making his début as a substitute i.e. number 22 in the 0–70 defeat by Cumbria at Barrow's stadium on 4 November 2007.[13]
Statistics
| Season | Team | App | T | G | DG | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 |  Castleford Tigers |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | Castleford Tigers |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 |  Featherstone Rovers |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 |  York City Knights |
5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Castleford Tigers |
4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 |  Gateshead Thunder |
10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | Castleford Tigers |
2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 |  Keighley Cougars |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | Castleford Tigers |
15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2011 | York City Knights |
8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012 | Castleford Tigers |
27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2013 | Castleford Tigers |
28 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 2014 | Castleford Tigers |
23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2015 | Castleford Tigers |
23 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| 2016 | Castleford Tigers |
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Castleford Tigers |
30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2018 | Castleford Tigers |
26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Castleford Tigers |
27 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2020 | Castleford Tigers |
15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2021 | Castleford Tigers |
22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022* | Castleford Tigers |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 295 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 56 | |
(* denotes season still competing)
References
- "Nathan Massey Biography". Castleford Tigers. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- loverugbyleague
- Rugby League Project
- RL Record Keepers' Club
- "Tigers prop Massey signs contract extension". Pontefract and Castleford Express. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "New Deal For Nathan". Castleford Tigers RLFC. 27 August 2008. Archived from the original on 16 September 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Castleford prop Nathan Massey joins Keighley on loan". BBC Sport. 31 March 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
- "Leeds lift Challenge Cup after Ryan Hall's double stuns Castleford". Guardian. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- "Castleford 6-24 Leeds: Grand Final 2017 – as it happened". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- "Grand Final 2017: Castleford 6-24 Leeds Rhinos". BBC Sport. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- "Danny McGuire guides Leeds to Grand Final success over Castleford". Guardian. 7 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
- "Challenge Cup: St Helens beat Castleford 26-12 for first Wembley victory since 2008". www.bbc.co.uk.
- "Statistics at thecastlefordtigers.co.uk". 31 December 2013. Archived from the original on 17 June 2012. Retrieved 1 January 2014.