Nathan Lawson (rugby)
Australian rugby sevens & rugby league player
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Nathan Lawson (born 23 January 1999) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in the National Rugby League, and previously played as a forward for the Australia national rugby union sevens team.[2]
| Born | 23 January 1999 Caringbah, New South Wales, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 188 cm (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (14 st 2 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newington College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby union
International career
Lawson attended Newington College, completing Year 12 in 2016.[3] He was a member of the Australian men's rugby seven's squad at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.[4] He was a last-minute replacement for Henry Paterson who was injured. The team came third in their pool round and then lost to Fiji 19–0 in the quarterfinal.[5] He competed for Australia at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town.[6][7]
In 2024, He was named in Australia's squad for the Summer Olympics in Paris.[8][9]
Rugby league
St George Illawarra Dragons
On 24 December 2024 it was reported that he would join St. George Illawarra Dragons for 2025.[10] Lawson made his NRL debut for the St. George Illawarra Dragons in round 13 of the 2025 NRL season in the Dragons' 20–6 win over the Newcastle Knights, replacing the injured winger Christian Tuipulotu, he made his first-grade debut after joining the St. George Illawarra supplementary list in 2025 and impressing in NSW Cup with standout performances, including a hat-trick against Manly.[11]
On 27 July 2026, St. George Illawarra announced that Lawson was released from his playing contract and would return to union.[12]
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