Nigel Plum is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer. He played for the

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and

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in the

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. He was known for his tackling technique.

Playing career

Plum made his first grade debut for the

against South Sydney in round 1 of the

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at the

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. Plum was granted a release from his contract with the

in 2007 and immediately signed with the

. In the

2008 NRL season The 2008 NRL season was the 101st season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia, and the eleventh run by the National Rugby League. For the second year, sixteen teams competed for the 2008 Telstra Premiership title. The sea ...

, Plum played in Canberra's elimination final loss to Cronulla-Sutherland. On 24 September 2009 it was announced that Plum had signed with the

, but his first season with the Panthers was limited by numerous injuries and Plum was restricted to performances in the Penrith Panthers'

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feeder side the

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. Plum returned to first grade in 2011 and was voted Big League Magazine's Hardest Hitter. In the

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, Plum played nearly every match for Penrith as the club qualified for the finals and made it to within game of the

2014 NRL Grand Final The 2014 NRL Grand Final was the concluding and premiership-deciding match of the 2014 NRL season. Played on the evening of Sunday 5 October 2014 at ANZ Stadium, the match was contested by the South Sydney Rabbitohs and the Canterbury-Bankstown ...

but were defeated by Canterbury in the preliminary final at

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. On 15 August 2015, Plum announced his retirement from the NRL effective immediately after the Panthers' round 23 win over the

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. The round 23 win also marked his 150th NRL game.

Post playing

In 2018, Plum was working in Griffith with the Clontarf Foundation.

Statistics

References

External links

2015 Penrith Panthers profile
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