Nathaniel Shipley

Nathaniel Shipley
25 years old
6’4” 260lbs
Second or Back row
10+ years rugby experience

● Started playing at 13 years old in Cranleigh, England
● 3 years high school rugby for Boulder rugby (Colorado USA)
(1 season spent playing in Toulouse France for canton st lys)
● 5 years playing rugby for Cal Poly(2012-2017)
● 4 years of D1 college football (defensive tackle)
● 1 season in Australia with the Tamworth Pirates of the Central North Premiership- won
grand final (2018)
● 2 season with Glendale Merlins, U.S. D1 (professional development squad) Pacific
Rugby Premiership team (2019-2020)
– practiced with raptors MLR team throughout the season
● Invited to train and play with the Glendale Aspen Ruggerfest team
-Currently a practice squad member for the MLR Colorado Raptors

Fitness attributes (NFL pro day)
Bench reps at 225- 24 Vertical jump-29.5”
40yard dash- 4.84sec. 5-10-5 shuttle- 4.5 sec
Broad Jump- 9’8” 3-cone- 6.8sec

Film links for game this season against San Francisco Golden Gate
I am number 5 in the blue and white

Video 1 – GM VS SFGG Feb 23, 2019 from mbullock on Vimeo.

Video 2 – GM vs SFGG Feb 23, 2019 from mbullock on Vimeo.

This is another game footage link. I am number 5 in yellow

PRP Round 5: Glendale @ OMBAC from SCRFU on Vimeo.

Highlight video from Aspen Ruggerfest