Sam Nixon (rugby union)

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Sam Nixon
Birth nameSamuel Nixon
Date of birth (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 27)
Place of birth Dorchester, Dorset, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb)
School Hazlegrove Preparatory School
Millfield School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Tighthead Prop
Current team Grenoble
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2019–2020 Bath 18 (0)
2020–2021 Bayonne 25 (0)
2021–.2022 Exeter Chiefs 10 (0)
2022– Grenoble ()
Correct as of 9 March 2022

Sam Nixon (born 15 August 1996) [1] is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a tighthead prop for Grenoble in France's Pro D2. He previously played for Exeter Chiefs and Bath in Premiership Rugby. Also for Top 14 club Bayonne. He started his Rugby career with London Scottish academy before joining Plymouth Albion in July 2016. He joined Bath in February 2017. A product of Millfield School.

Nixon was promoted from the Bath academy to the senior squad at the end of the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby season. He left Bath to sign for French side Bayonne in the Top 14 from the 2020–21 season. [2]

On 13 August 2021 Nixon signed for Exeter Chiefs. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ "Sam Nixon profile". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
  2. ↑ "Bath Rugby forward to join French Top 14 outfit". Somerset Live. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Login • Instagram". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.{{cite web}}: Cite uses generic title (help)
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