Niall Armstrong

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Niall Armstrong
Date of birth (1999-08-19) 19 August 1999 (age 25) [1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight86 kg (190 lb; 13 st 8 lb) [3]
School Royal Belfast Academical Institution
University Exeter University
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum half
Current team Exeter Chiefs
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2023- Exeter Chiefs 14 ()

Niall Armstrong (born 19 August 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Exeter Chiefs.

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Early life

From Ulster, he attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution. [4] He also attended Exeter University where he captained the first-XI rugby union team. [5]

Career

He made his debut for Exeter Chiefs in September 2023. [5] During his first season for Exeter, he was mainly used as a replacement at the start of the season but scored two tries for the club in the opening weeks of the season. [6] In November 2023, he was given a red card in the Rugby Premiership for a high boot striking Northampton Saints fly half Fin Smith in the face which was deemed as reckless. [7] It was an action that his Exeter head coach Rob Baxter described as "not deliberate" and Smith described as just "one of those things". [8] [9] In April 2024 after making eleven appearances for the Chiefs he agreed a contract extension. [5]

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References

  1. ↑ "N.Armstrong". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  2. ↑ "Niall Armstrong". Its Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
  3. ↑ "Niall Armstrong". All Rugby. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  4. ↑ Bradley, Jonathan (19 January 2024). "How Ulster rejection sent Niall Armstrong, a Schools' Cup winner with RBAI, on a journey to Exeter". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  5. 1 2 3 "Scrum-half Armstrong extends Exeter Chiefs contract". BBC Sport. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  6. ↑ Pilnick, Brent (16 November 2023). "Niall Armstrong: Exeter scrum-half banned after red card at Northampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  7. ↑ Evely, John (16 November 2024). "Disciplinary panel deliver verdict on Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Niall Armstrong's red card ban". Devon Live. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  8. ↑ Nickson, Frank (16 November 2023). "Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Niall Armstrong suspended for three games". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
  9. ↑ Vickers, Tom (16 November 2023). "Saints fly-half Smith reflects on red card incident as Exeter's Armstrong is hit with suspension". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 1 May 2024.


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