Playing Career
In 1971, while playing for Featherstone, Nash played his first match for the Great Britain Lions. The following year he played in the 1972 World Cup final against Australia which was drawn 10-all, enabling Great Britain to claim the Cup. Nash then helped Featherstone to victory in the 1972–73 Challenge Cup final, winning the Lance Todd Trophy for his man-of-the-match performance. He later moved to Salford, for a cash world-record £15,000 in 1975 (based on increases in average earnings, this would be approximately £147,000 in 2009). He continued to represent Great Britain and narrowly missing out on a second World Cup victory in the 1977 Final which was lost to Australia 12-13. Nash won 24 Great Britain caps altogether and also played 7 games for the England team. In the first Test against Bob Fulton's Australia at Central Park, Wigan, in October, 1978 Britain lost 15-9 and Nash and his opposite number, Tommy Raudonikis, were sent off for fighting early in the second half. Nash was recalled to the Great Britain team as captain for the first Test against Australia at Hull in 1982. Australia won 40-4. He finished his career with Rochdale.
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