Scott Nichol (rugby union)
| Birth name | Scott Alan Nichol | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 June 1970 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Selkirk, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Scott Nichol (born 18 June 1970) is a former Scotland international rugby union player.[1] He played at Fly-half and Centre.
Rugby Union career[edit]
Amateur career[edit]
He later moved to play for Melrose.[3][4]
He moved to Peebles where he was player-coach.[5]
Provincial and professional career[edit]
He played for South of Scotland District in the Scottish Inter-District Championship.[5]
When Scotland's districts turned into professional sides in 1995, Nichol then played for the Border Reivers.[6] Outwith the appearances in the Scottish Inter-District Championship for the Reivers, he played 9 times for them in the Heineken Cup.[7]
International career[edit]
He was capped by Scotland 'B' to play Ireland 'B' on 22 December 1990 and played in the Scotland 'B' side against France 'B' in the spring of 1991.[8]
He played for Scotland 'A'. He received 9 'A' caps in total.[2]
He received a full senior cap for Scotland against Argentina in 1994.[9]
He played for Scotland 7s in the Hong Kong Sevens.[10][11]
Coaching career[edit]
He was a player-coach at Peebles.[5]
He was an assistant coach for Gala from 2010-2014.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ "Scott Alan Nichol". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b https://www.facebook.com/selkirkpastplayers/posts/past-player-scott-nichol-representing-scotland-a/288011108387621/
- ^ "Scotland announce sevens squad". ESPN scrum.
- ^ "Team-by-team guide to championship". The Scotsman. 2000-08-27. Archived from the original on 2022-12-28.
- ^ a b c d https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/fresh-ideas-needed-gala-scott-nichol-quits-1537661
- ^ "Reds dig in to break a 40-year hoodoo". HeraldScotland.
- ^ "Scott NICHOL - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
- ^ "Ireland v Scotland Rugby Programmes 1960 - 2008". eBay.
- ^ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Scott Nichol - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
- ^ Limited, Alamy. "Rugby World Cup 7's-Hong Kong Scotland v Hong Kong. Scott Nichol is helpless to stop Chris Gordon of Hong Kong scoring in the corner Stock Photo - Alamy". www.alamy.com.
- ^ "Scott Nichol - Player Stats | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby.
- 1970 births
- Living people
- Selkirk RFC players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Scotland 'A' international rugby union players
- Scotland 'B' international rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- South of Scotland District (rugby union) players
- Melrose RFC players
- Peebles RFC players
- Border Reivers players
- Scotland international rugby sevens players
- Rugby union players from Selkirk, Scottish Borders