Nick Skinner (born 6 May 1988) is a former professional

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footballer who last played for the

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in the NRL. His choice of position was either Prop or Second-Row.

Playing career

Skinner was signed by the

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for the 2008 season. He spent four years playing for Canberra's affiliate team in South Logan but could not make his way into Canberra's first-grade team. At the end of the 2011 season, Skinner signed a two-year contract with Manly and made his NRL debut in Round 4 of 2012 against the

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. At the end of the 2013 season, after playing 6 first-grade games for Manly, Skinner announced his intention to return to the South City Bulls of the

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based in

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, citing his inability to play in the first-grade team on a consistent basis as the reason for returning to his junior club. Skinner captain-coached South City to back-to-back premierships in 2016 and 2017.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Skinner, Nick 1988 births Living people Manly Warringah Sea Eagles players Australian rugby league players Rugby league props Place of birth missing (living people)