Adam Nicol (born 2 July 1997 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a Scotland U20 international rugby union player who plays for Coventry at the Tighthead Prop position.[1] He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County.[2]
| Birth name | Adam Scott Nicol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 July 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Aberdeen, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Glasgow University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Rugby Union career
editAmateur career
editNicol grew up in Bermuda and started at the Bermuda Youth Rugby Program, representing Bermuda as a school boy V Cayman in 2008.[3] On return to Scotland he started out with Dunfermline,[4] Nicol moved on to play for Glasgow University,[5] Glasgow Hawks[6] and then Stirling County.[7] He studies Earth Sciences at Glasgow University.[8]
Nicol has been drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[9]
Professional career
editOn 25 November 2016, Nicol played for Glasgow Warriors against Ospreys in the Pro12, replacing D'Arcy Rae at Tighthead Prop.[10] He became Glasgow Warrior No. 275.
He was enrolled in the Scottish Rugby Academy for their 2017-18 intake as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned a professional club; Nicol was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.[11]
He played again for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.[12] He made 18 competitive appearances for the club.[13]
On 9 April 2021 it was announced that he had joined Jersey Reds with immediate effect. The deal is initially a loan to the end of the season, but the move will be made permanent thereafter.[13][14]
International career
editNicol was picked for Scotland at U16 level.[15]
He then moved up in his international career with Scotland at Under 18 level, playing against England in Match 2015.[7]
He received his first Scotland U20 cap against England in the Under 20 Six Nations of 2016.[7]
Whilst with the U20 side Nicol displayed a level of destructive scrummaging rare in age grade rugby and confirmed his status as one of the biggest prospects in Scottish rugby.
References
edit- ^ "Reds boost front five with brace of Warrior signings". Jersey Reds.
- ^ "Adam Nicol".
- ^ "Youth Team Win in England". www.islandstats.com. 29 September 2007.
- ^ "Adam Nicol. Another Dunfie success story - News - Dunfermline Rugby Football Club".
- ^ "Nicol puts in Adam fine effort to get on Warriors bench". 25 November 2016. Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Adam Nicol: Getting the Balance Right". 8 March 2017.
- ^ a b c "Scotland U20 (Adam Nicol) - Scottish Rugby Union".
- ^ "Moving to Glasgow".
- ^ "Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Fri, 25/11/2016 - 19:35 - Glasgow Warriors". Archived from the original on 10 May 2017. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
- ^ "Latest intake of top young talent confirmed". Scottish Rugby Union. Archived from the original on 3 June 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors v Northampton Saints". Glasgow Warriors. Archived from the original on 24 August 2019. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b Barnes, David (9 April 2021). "Adam Nicol leaves Glasgow Warriors to join Jersey Reds". The Offside Line.
- ^ "Nicol makes Jersey switch". Glasgow Warriors. 9 April 2021.
- ^ "Scotland under-16 selected for Wellington - Scottish Rugby Union". Archived from the original on 28 November 2016. Retrieved 27 November 2016.
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