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| Full name | Nicholas Frederick Youngquest | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1983-07-28)28 July 1983 (age 41) Sutherland, New South Wales,Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight | 87 kg (13 st 10 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Fullback, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Youngquest (born 28 July 1983) is an Australian model and former professionalrugby league footballer. He played in theNational Rugby League for theCronulla-Sutherland Sharks,St. George Illawarra Dragons,Penrith Panthers and theCanterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, and in the UK for theGateshead Thunder,[5]Celtic Crusaders[6] and theCastleford Tigers,[7] mainly as awinger.
Youngquest was born inSydney,New South Wales, Australia.
Youngquest made his first grade debut for Cronulla-Sutherland in round 1 of the2003 NRL season againstMelbourne.
Youngquest then played for St George between 2004 and 2005. He played five games for the club in the2005 NRL season as they finished second on the table but he did not feature in St. George's finals campaign.
Youngquest spent two seasons with Penrith in 2006 and 2007. His final year at Penrith saw the club finish last on the table and claim the wooden spoon.[8]
In late 2007, Youngquest agreed to a one-year deal with theWests Tigers, his fourth club in six years, but failed to make the NRL squad.[9]
Youngquest was released midway through the2008 NRL season and signed with Canterbury as a replacement for the releasedCameron Phelps. He played four games for Canterbury in the 2008 season as the club finished last on the table.[10][11]
After failing to make an impact in theNRL after six seasons, Youngquest moved to play for the French rugby league team Salanque Meditérrannée PIA XIII (also known as thePia Donkeys) following the conclusion of the2008 NRL season.[12]
In 2009, Youngquest played for English Championship team Gateshead Thunder, where he caught the eye ofBrian Noble, the coach for Crusaders RL.[citation needed]
Youngquest signed with the Crusaders shortly before the start of the2010 Super League season.[13]
2011 brought a move to Super League teamCastleford Tigers, Youngquest possibly played his best rugby there making 40 appearances and scoring 29 tries and 2 goals. Youngquest scored his last try at the last home game of the season againstCatalans Dragons.
In 2006, Youngquest posed nude for theNaked Rugby League Calendar 2007-08, stirring controversy after his revealing pose - in which one hand is placed partially over his genitalia. The NRL reacted by distancing itself from the project, stating that they do not endorse nor authorise the calendar. The sales of the calendar helped to raise funds for theNational Breast Cancer Foundation.[14] Youngquest has also worked as a professional model. He is hired by agenciesFord Models andDT Model Management, and has done advertising campaign for designer fragrancesPaco Rabanne.[15][16]
During his time as a professional rugby league player, Youngquest gained exposure from his involvement with a variety of charitable organizations and was featured on the cover of numerous magazines worldwide. In 2008, Youngquest was discovered by David Todd and has since been represented exclusively by DT Model Management in the U.S.[17][citation needed]
In late 2012, Youngquest decided to step away from rugby to pursue opportunities in modeling, appearing in a campaign forAbercrombie & Fitch shot byBruce Weber. He currently resides in New York City. In 2013, he became the face of the new masculine fragrance INVICTUS byPaco Rabanne.[18]
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In 2014, Youngquest became the head coach for semi-professional rugby league club, theBrooklyn Kings RLFC, who play in theUSARL. Youngquest has been developing new and older players with the goal of expanding rugby league in the United States, and as well as develop star players for team USA for the Rugby League World Cup.
