Australian rugby league footballer
Nathan Ross (born 4 November 1988), nicknamed"White Lightning" [ 6] [ 7] or"Ross Dog" ,[ 8] is an Australian former professionalrugby league footballer who played as awing , fullback andcentre .
He playedToulouse Olympique in theElite One Championship and theNewcastle Knights in theNRL . He also played forNew South Wales City .
Born on theGold Coast, Queensland ,[ 1] Ross played his junior rugby league for theBurleigh Bears andCoogee Randwick Wombats .
Ross is the son of formerPenrith Panthers ,South Sydney Rabbitohs andGold Coast Seagulls playerMark Ross .[ 9]
In 2009, Ross played for theTweed Heads Seagulls in theQueensland Cup ,[ 10] [ 11] before returning to the Burleigh Bears in 2010.[ 12] In 2011, he moved toNewcastle, New South Wales for work,[ 13] while playing forLakes United in theNewcastle Rugby League .[ 14] In 2012, he moved to France[ 15] to play forToulouse 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 theNewcastle Knights 'New South Wales Cup side.[ 19]
Ross playing for theNewcastle Knights In 2013, he signed with theWestern 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 theKurri 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".[ 7]
In 2014, he joined the Knights' New South Wales Cup side again on a 1-year contract, as their full-time fullback.[ 7] [ 21] On 21 September 2014, he was named at fullback in the 2014 New South Wales Cup Team of the Year,[ 22] after scoring 17 tries in 16 games that season.[ 23] On 14 October 2014, he re-signed with the Knights on a 2-year contract,[ 24] almost signing with theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs before the Knights decided to offer him a contract.[ 23]
On 31 January and 1 February, Ross played for the Knights in the2015 NRL Auckland Nines .[ 3] [ 25] On 27 April 2015, he was named as 19th man for theNew South Wales Residents to play theQueensland Residents .[ 26] In Round 21 of the2015 NRL season , he made hisNRL debut for the Knights against theSt. George Illawarra Dragons ,[ 27] [ 28] scoring a try on debut.[ 29] He went on to play in the next remaining 5 games of the season for the Knights.[ 30] Late in the year, he had his contract with the Knights upgraded for 2016, with an option for 2017.[ 31] [ 32]
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.[ 33] [ 34]
In July, he had his Knights contract extended until the end of 2020.[ 35]
In August he fractured his back playing against theNew Zealand Warriors .[ 36]
In the2018 season , Ross made 15 appearances and scored 2 tries as Newcastle avoided thewooden spoon for the first time in his career, but failed to reach the finals.[ 37] [ 38]
Ross retired from rugby league in April 2019 after suffering irreparable damage to his pelvis.[ 39] 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.[ 40]
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