Nate Myles
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Nate Myles is an Australian professional rugby league
footballer for the Sydney Roosters
of the NRL
. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he previously played for the Bulldogs club. From 2012 he will play for the Gold Coast Titans
after signing a four-year deal which will keep him there until the end of the 2015 season.
competition.
In 2006, Myles was charged with drink driving following a Melbourne Cup
luncheon. Sydney Roosters
imposed a fine of $10,000, 20 hours of community charity work and forced him to undergo alcohol counselling
for the 2007 NRL season.
In August, 2008, Myles was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
.
In April 2009, he was named in the preliminary 25 man squad to represent Queensland in the opening State of Origin
match for 2009.
Following another alcohol-related incident on 5 July 2009, Myles was suspended for six matches by the NRL. Myles was found at 8:00 am drunk and naked on the fire escape of at the Crowne Plaza
in Terrigal, New South Wales
. He had earlier tried to gain entry into one of the hotel's rooms while naked, and had also defecated
in the hotel's corridor. This incident was referenced by the media as "Dumpgate '09".
He played for Australia in the 2010 Four Nations tournament.
actress Tessa James
.
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer for the Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
of the NRL
National Rugby League
The National Rugby League is the top league of professional rugby league football clubs in Australasia. The NRL's main competition, called the Telstra Premiership , is contested by sixteen teams, fifteen of which are based in Australia with one based in New Zealand...
. A Queensland State of Origin and Australian international representative forward, he previously played for the Bulldogs club. From 2012 he will play for the Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans
Gold Coast Titans are an Australian professional rugby league football club, based in the Gold Coast, Queensland. The club competes in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugby League premiership. It is the newest of the sixteen clubs in the league, having commenced its...
after signing a four-year deal which will keep him there until the end of the 2015 season.
Bulldogs
Myles previously played for the Bulldogs from 2005 to 2006. In 2006 he was picked to represent Queensland in the State of OriginRugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
competition.
In 2006, Myles was charged with drink driving following a Melbourne Cup
Melbourne Cup
The Melbourne Cup is Australia's major Thoroughbred horse race. Marketed as "the race that stops a nation", it is a 3,200 metre race for three-year-olds and over. It is the richest "two-mile" handicap in the world, and one of the richest turf races...
luncheon. Sydney Roosters
Sydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
imposed a fine of $10,000, 20 hours of community charity work and forced him to undergo alcohol counselling
Roosters
Myles moved to the Sydney RoostersSydney Roosters
The Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney. The club competes in the National Rugby League and is one of the oldest and most successful clubs in Australian rugby league history, having won twelve New South Wales Rugby League...
for the 2007 NRL season.
In August, 2008, Myles was named in the preliminary 46-man Kangaroos squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup
2008 Rugby League World Cup
The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth staging of the Rugby League World Cup since the inauguration of the tournament in 1954, and the first since the 2000 event...
.
In April 2009, he was named in the preliminary 25 man squad to represent Queensland in the opening State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
match for 2009.
Following another alcohol-related incident on 5 July 2009, Myles was suspended for six matches by the NRL. Myles was found at 8:00 am drunk and naked on the fire escape of at the Crowne Plaza
Crowne Plaza
Crowne Plaza is a chain of full service, upscale hotels catering to business travelers and to the meetings and conventions market. It forms part of the InterContinental Hotels Group family of brands, which include InterContinental and Holiday Inn and operates in 52 countries, usually located in...
in Terrigal, New South Wales
Terrigal, New South Wales
Terrigal is a major coastal suburb of the Central Coast region of New South Wales, Australia, located east of Gosford on the Pacific Ocean. It is part of the City of Gosford local government area....
. He had earlier tried to gain entry into one of the hotel's rooms while naked, and had also defecated
Defecation
Defecation is the final act of digestion by which organisms eliminate solid, semisolid or liquid waste material from the digestive tract via the anus. Waves of muscular contraction known as peristalsis in the walls of the colon move fecal matter through the digestive tract towards the rectum...
in the hotel's corridor. This incident was referenced by the media as "Dumpgate '09".
He played for Australia in the 2010 Four Nations tournament.
Personal life
In December 2010 he became engaged to Home and AwayHome and Away
Home and Away is an Australian soap opera that has been produced in Sydney since July 1987 and is airing on the Seven Network since 17 January 1988. It is the second-longest-running drama and most popular soap opera on Australian television...
actress Tessa James
Tessa James
Tessa James is an Australian actress who is best known for the role of Nicole Franklin in the Australian soap opera Home and Away.-Early and personal life:...
.