Chase Stanley (born 31 May 1989) is a

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former international

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footballer who plays as a or er for the

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in the

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. He previously played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in two separate spells, as well as the

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and the

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in the

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Early years

Stanley was born in

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, Australia. He is of

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and Samoan descent and attended Belmore South Public School in Belmore and Endeavour Sports High School in

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Playing career

In 2005 he was contracted to St. George Illawarra as a junior and continued to play there in the 2nd tier competitions till he debuted on the NRL in 2007. He played 41 games for the St. George club between 2007 and 2009. Stanley signed a two-year deal with the

starting in the

2010 NRL season The 2010 NRL season was the 103rd season of professional rugby league football club competition in Australia, and the thirteenth run by the National Rugby League (NRL). The season commenced on 12 March and ended with the grand final, played on 3 ...

. He made his Melbourne debut on 30 May 2010, but would only make eight appearances for the club, suffering a season-ending knee injury in round 1 of the

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. At the end of the

2013 NRL season The 2013 NRL season was the 106th season of professional rugby league club competition in Australia. The National Rugby League's main competition, named the 2013 Telstra Premiership after major sponsors Telstra Corporation, was contested by sixt ...

, Stanley signed a two-year deal with the

starting in

2014 NRL season The 2014 NRL season was the 107th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 17th season of the National Rugby League in Australia and New Zealand. The season started in New Zealand, for the Auckland Nines, replacing the Rugby Leagu ...

. In March 2018 he signed with Canadian team the

Representative career

Stanley made his international rugby league debut for the

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in their third Test against the

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in November 2007. Although the Kiwis lost to Great Britain, Stanley had a personally successful debut, scoring two tries. Stanley is eligible to represent

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, and was named in the Samoa training squad for the

2008 Rugby League World Cup The 2008 Rugby League World Cup was the thirteenth World Cup for men’s rugby league national teams. It was held between 26 October and 22 November and was won by New Zealand, who defeated Australia 34–20 in the final in one of the greatest ...

as well as the New Zealand training squad, but missed out on final selection for both. He did, however, represent the New Zealand Māori in the curtain-raiser to the Australia v New Zealand World Cup match, kicking one goal and scoring a long-range intercept try.

Family

Stanley is one of the famous increasing 'Stanley' Rugby Clan – which include: * 'Smokin' Joe (All Black World Cup Winner 1987, Auckland) * Jeremy (All Black 1997, Auckland) * Benson (All Black 2010) (Auckland Blues Super 14 2008, Clermont Ferrand) * Winston (NZ U20 World Cup Winner 2009, NZ U19 World Cup Winner 2007, Auckland, Harlequins) *Martin (Auckland) *

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(Saracens & England U16s 2006, U18s 2007, U20's 2007/8, 2008/09),

RWC2015 *Sam (Saracens & England U16s 2008, England U18s AER 2009,

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, Ealing, England 7's) His younger brother

Kyle Stanley Kyle Matthew Stanley (born November 19, 1987) is an American professional golfer who plays on the PGA Tour. Amateur career Stanley was born in Gig Harbor, Washington. He was a 2002 graduate of St. Charles Borromeo elementary and middle school a ...

played for the St. George Illawarra Dragons but retired in October 2015 due to ongoing injuries. Chase is also the nephew of socceroos star

Tim Cahill Timothy Filiga Cahill (; born 6 December 1979) is an Australian former professional soccer player who played as an attacking midfielder but also played as a striker on many occasions. A box-to-box midfielder, Cahill became recognised for "hi ...

. He also has four sons with wife Cara Stanley.

References

External links

Toronto Wolfpack profile

NRL profile

St George Illawarra Dragons profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:Stanley, Chase 1989 births Living people Australian expatriate rugby league players Australian expatriate sportspeople in Canada Australian people of Māori descent Australian rugby league players Australian sportspeople of Samoan descent Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs players Expatriate rugby league players in Canada Illawarra Cutters players Melbourne Storm players New Zealand expatriate rugby league players New Zealand expatriate sportspeople in Canada New Zealand Māori rugby league team players New Zealand national rugby league team players People educated at Endeavour Sports High School Rugby league centres Rugby league five-eighths Rugby league fullbacks Rugby league locks Rugby league players from Sydney Rugby league wingers St. George Illawarra Dragons players

Chase Chase or CHASE may refer to: Businesses * Chase Bank, a national American financial institution * Chase UK, a British retail bank * Chase Aircraft (1943–1954), a defunct American aircraft manufacturer * Chase Coaches, a defunct bus operator in ...

Toronto Wolfpack players 21st-century Australian sportsmen