Education
University of Salford.
rugby league player rugby union player
University of Salford.
Born and raised in Weaste, Salford, McAvoy"s first professional contract was given to him by Salford City Reds. He joined Salford in 1994 from Eccles Association of Research Libraries, where he played alongside Adrian Morley, Ian Watson (rugby league) and Carlo Napolitano. He made 118 appearances for the City Reds, scoring 75 tries during his five-year stint at the club
In 1994, McAvoy played for Great Britain under-21"s against Australia.
During his time at Salford, McAvoy was given the captaincy of the Great Britain Academy squad when they toured in New Zealand. He was also selected in the England squad for the 1996 European Championship, and made his début against Wales before being named in the squad for the 2000 World Cup.
Super League giants Bradford Bulls signed Nathan in 1998. McAvoy played for Bradford Bulls from the interchange bench in the 1999 Super League Grand Final which was lost to Street Helens RLFC. Nathan left Bradford and decided it was time for a new challenge and changed codes to play rugby union for Saracens during the 2003-2004 season.
His rugby union career was frustrating with an early injury causing loss of form and only made a handful of appearances before joining Salford again mid-2004.
lieutenant was announced on 28 April that Nathan had joined Wigan Warriors on a months loan. A day later it was announced that Leeds Rhinos had released Nathan from his contract. Nathan was awarded with a 1-year contract at the JJB Stadium this season after successfully helping the Wigan club survive relegation last season.
lieutenant was announced 2 February that Nathan was not offered a contract with Wigan and will be returning to Bradford for the season taking the squad number 2.
In August it was announced that Nathan would be released at the end of In December, it was announced that Nathan had signed a part-time contract to play with Leigh Centurions for the 2008 season. In the 2008 season, McAvoy suffered a shattered kneecap and broken neck.
Although he fully recovered he subsequently decided to retire from professional sport and complete his studies at Salford University where he gained a 2:1 in Sport Science & Management in 2009 (dissertation – Salary Caps in Sport). He then went on to train as a teacher and in 2010 became a PE teacher at Manchester Academy.
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