Niall Annett

Niall Annett

Annett ahead of Bath Rugby's match against Benetton Treviso, December 2024
Birth name	Niall Annett
Date of birth	(1991-05-07) 7 May 1991 (age 34)
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]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker Current team Bath Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2011–2014 Ulster 20 (0) 2014–2022 Worcester Warriors 132 (60) 2022–2025 Bath 68 (65) Correct as of 25 May 2025 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2010–2011 Ireland u20 18 (30) 2013–2014 Emerging Ireland 4 (10) – Barbarians Correct as of 10 Feb 2015 Coaching career Years Team 2025- Ulster (Elite Player Development Officer)

Niall Annett (born 7 May 1991) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player who played hooker for Ulster, Worcester Warriors and Bath. ^[2] As of the summer of 2025 he is an Elite Player Development Officer with the Ulster academy.

Annett captained Methodist College Belfast's Ulster Schools' Cup-winning side in 2009, ^[3] and the Ireland under-20s at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship. ^[4] He graduated from the Ulster academy, making his debut against Leinster in December 2011. ^[3]

He joined left Ulster in 2014, joing Worcester Warriors. ^[5] On 1 March 2022, Bath Rugby announced that Annett would be joining the club from the start of the 2022/23 season. ^[6] he retired at the end of the 2024-25 season, and returned to Ulster as an Elite Player Development Officer. ^[7]

In 2014, he was called up to the Barbarians squad to play against Leicester Tigers. ^[8]

References

1. "Methody storm into schools' final". BBC Sport. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
2. "Ulster's Niall Annett to move to Worcester in triple signing". BBC News. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
3. Jonathan Bradley, "‘He beat me fair and square’ – Bath’s Niall Annett on losing his Ulster place to Rob Herring", Belfast Telegraph, 8 December 2023
4. "Annett Happy With ‘Brilliant’ Finish", Irish Rugby, 22 June 2010
5. "Ulster's Niall Annett to move to Worcester in triple signing", BBC Sport, 27 February 2014
6. "Maddock to return to Bath Rugby as Attack Coach with three new players confirmed for 2022/23".
7. "Ulster Rugby confirm new EPDO coaches", Ulster Rugby, 29 May 2025
8. "Worcester Warriors hooker Niall Annett called up for Barbarians' match against Leicester Tigers". Worcester News. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.