Jason Netherton

Jason Netherton (born 5 October 1982) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who spent most of his career playing for the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. His usual position was second-row.

Jason Netherton
Personal information
Full nameJason Robert Netherton[1]
Born (1982-10-05) 5 October 1982
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight16 st 5 lb (104 kg)[2]
Playing information
PositionSecond-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2001–02 Leeds Rhinos 3 0 0 0 0
2003–04 London Broncos 6 0 0 0 0
2005–14 Hull Kingston Rovers 167 13 0 0 52
Total 176 13 0 0 52
As of 23 January 2010

Jason Netherton, or 'Nev' was born in Hull, but was signed-up by Leeds Rhinos from local amateur club West Hull. He is noted for his high work rate and tenacious defence, provides Rovers with plenty of the all important power in the pack. On 3 June 2011, Jason signed a new deal with the Hull Kingston Rovers until the end of the 2013 season.[3]

In 2013, after 160 Super League matches, Netherton, now 30, was released from his contract with Hull Kingston Rovers and linked up with the Mackay Cutters for the 2013 and 2014 seasons of the Queensland Cup. the Mackay Cutters are the feeder club to NRL side North Queensland Cowboys.

In the 2014 season, Netherton signed a one-year deal with Hull Kingston Rovers, and appeared sporadically as a second-row.

References
  1. Companies House
  2. "Hull KR The Official Site of the Robins". web page. Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC. Archived from the original on 14 August 2011. Retrieved 12 August 2011.
  3. "HULL KR: New Taylor deal imminent". Hull Daily Mail. 3 June 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
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