Notes
- ↑ Nick Walne player profile Scrum.com
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| Birth name | Nicholas John Walne | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 18 September 1975 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 193 cm (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Caerleon Comprehensive School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Cambridge University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas John Walne (born 18 September 1975) [1] is a former Wales international rugby union player. He was selected for the 1999 Rugby World Cup squad. Walne usually played on the wing but sometimes at centre. He played his club rugby for Cardiff. Walne was raised in the Monmouthshire village of Llangybi and educated at Caerleon Comprehensive School.
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