Niall Annett (born 7 May 1991) is an Irish professional rugby union player for Bath, having previously played for Worcester Warriors and Ulster Rugby.[2] His favoured position is hooker. In the 2011 junior Rugby Championships, Annett captained the Ireland U20 team. In 2014, he was called up to the Barbarians squad to play against Leicester Tigers.[3]
| Birth name | Niall Annett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Methodist College Belfast[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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On 1 March 2022, Bath Rugby announced that Annett would be joining the club from the start of the 2022/23 season.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Methody storm into schools' final". BBC Sport. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ulster's Niall Annett to move to Worcester in triple signing". BBC News. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors hooker Niall Annett called up for Barbarians' match against Leicester Tigers". Worcester News. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ "Maddock to return to Bath Rugby as Attack Coach with three new players confirmed for 2022/23".
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