Nathan Vagg (born 14 February 1983) is an Australian former

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footballer who played in the 2000s. He played for the

Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are an Australian professional rugby league club based in the Sutherland Shire of Southern Sydney, Southern Sydney, New South Wales. Cronulla compete in the National Rugby League (NRL), Australasia's premier rugb ...

. His position of choice was .

Playing career

Vagg was born in

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. He began his rugby league career playing for the Northern District Dragons in the

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competition. Vagg joined the

in the 2003 season. He made his first grade debut from the bench in his side's 40−16 victory over the

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in round 9 of the 2003 season. He played only one more game of first grade which was in his side's 30−14 victory over the

South Sydney Rabbitohs The South Sydney District Rugby League Football Club, also known as the South Sydney Rabbitohs, is an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Maroubra, New South Wales, Maroubra that competes in the Nat ...

the following week. Vagg was released by the Sharks at the end of the 2003 season, and subsequently never played first grade rugby league again. After his departure from the Cronulla club, Vagg went on to play for the South City Bulls in the

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competition.

References

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