Nathan Brown (born 1973) is a former rugby league footballer and current coach of the Huddersfield Giants of the European Super League. His primary position was hooker.
Brown played in the 1993 and 1996 Grand Finals for the St. George Dragons, and the 1999 Grand Final for the newly-formed St George Illawarra Dragons; however he was never on the winning side, beaten by Brisbane, Manly and Melbourne, respectively. He was forced to retire following ...
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Nathan Brown (born 1973) is a former rugby league footballer and current coach of the Huddersfield Giants of the European Super League. His primary position was hooker.
Brown played in the 1993 and 1996 Grand Finals for the St. George Dragons, and the 1999 Grand Final for the newly-formed St George Illawarra Dragons; however he was never on the winning side, beaten by Brisbane, Manly and Melbourne, respectively. He was forced to retire following a neck injury in a trial game in 2001.
Brown was appointed coach of the Dragons for the 2003 season, becoming the youngest non-playing coach in years in the NRL at age 29. During his first season, at a match on Sunday 13, April 2003 against Manly at WIN Stadium, a frustrated Nathan Brown berated skipper Trent Barrett, Brett Firman and Lance Thompson on the sideline in the 53rd minute with the scores locked up at 12-all. Brown slapped Barrett across the cheek and grabbed the jerseys of Barrett and Thompson. The incident was seen by the crowd...
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