Career
Stapleton formerly played for Saint George and Saint George Illawarra, Parramatta Eels, Penrith Panthers and Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks in the Australian National Rugby League (NRL) competition as well as Leigh Centurions and Salford City Reds in Super League. Stapleton primarily plays at property A journeyman forward, Stapleton has played for seven clubs in ten years.
He returned to Australia in 2009 to play in the Illawarra rugby league competition with Wests and was called up by South Sydney Rabbitohs in 2010 due to the number of injuries they had in the forwards.
First Grade Debut: 1998 - Round 11, Saint George vs Gold Coast Chargers at Gold Coast Stadium, 23 May.