1. Nathan Frederick Cayless was born on 28 March 1978 and is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s, 2000s and 2010s, and has coached in the 2010s.
15 Facts About Nathan Cayless
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Nathan Cayless played at representative level for New Zealand, and at club level in the National Rugby League for the Parramatta Eels, for whom he was a long-time captain, as a prop.
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Nathan Cayless captained the New Zealand national team to a Rugby League World Cup victory over Australia in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup, and coached at club level in the Intrust Super Premiership for the Wentworthville Magpies from 2016 to 2018.
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Nathan Cayless was never a prolific try-scorer; the most he ever scored in a season was 5.
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Nathan Cayless endured a scoring drought spanning over 80 games in his last several NRL seasons.
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Nathan Cayless kicked a Field Goal in 2008 against the Newcastle Knights to send the match into extra time.
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In 2014, Nathan Cayless was inducted into the Parramatta Eels hall of fame.
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Nathan Cayless was selected for the New Zealand team to compete in the end of season 1999 Rugby League Tri-Nations tournament.
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Nathan Cayless was part of the Kiwis squad for the 2000 Rugby League World Cup, in which they reached the final.
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Nathan Cayless was selected to play for the New Zealand national team as a prop forward in the 2007 ANZAC Test loss against Australia.
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Nathan Cayless captained New Zealand to victory in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.
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Nathan Cayless became one of the New Zealand national rugby league team' most-capped players, having appeared on 38 occasions by April 2009 when he retired from international rugby league, stating that he wanted to focus the rest of his football career on the Eels.
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In 2016, Nathan Cayless became the head coach of Intrust Super Premiership NSW side the Wentworthville Magpies.
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Nathan Cayless spent two years at the club but failed to make the finals on both occasions.
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On 1 October 2018, Nathan Cayless signed a two-year deal to become the new head coach of the New Zealand Warriors reserve grade side.