Troy Nathan
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Troy Nathan is a professional New Zealand
-born rugby union
player. The highlight of his career was playing for the Connemara All-Blacks. He then played for Connacht and is currently playing rugby for Glasgow Warriors
. He is qualified to play for Ireland
.
Nathan played in the Super 14
& Air New Zealand Cup
competition. He has played for New Zealand at youth level. He is a utility back, having played in the number 10, 12 and 13 positions.
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
-born rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player. The highlight of his career was playing for the Connemara All-Blacks. He then played for Connacht and is currently playing rugby for Glasgow Warriors
Glasgow Warriors
The Glasgow Warriors, formerly Glasgow Rugby, are one of two professional rugby union teams in Scotland, Edinburgh being the other. They play in the RaboDirect Pro12 and their home ground is Firhill Stadium, also the home of Partick Thistle Football Club.-History:Glasgow Rugby were created to...
. He is qualified to play for Ireland
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
.
Nathan played in the Super 14
Super 14
Super Rugby is the largest and pre-eminent professional Rugby union competition in the Southern Hemisphere...
& Air New Zealand Cup
Air New Zealand Cup
The ITM Cup is New Zealand's annual professional domestic Rugby union competition, taking place from late July through October . It was founded in 2006 with 14 teams, after the National Provincial Championship was split into two separate competitions. The other 12 provincial teams from the NPC...
competition. He has played for New Zealand at youth level. He is a utility back, having played in the number 10, 12 and 13 positions.