Scott Nichol (rugby union)

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Scott Nichol

Birth name	Scott Alan Nichol
Date of birth	(1970-06-18) 18 June 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Selkirk, Scotland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Weight	73 kg (11 st 7 lb; 161 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half / Centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) - Selkirk () -2000 Melrose () 2000-10 Peebles () Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 1996-98 Border Reivers () Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) -1996 South of Scotland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1991-92 Scotland 'B' 2 (0) 1993-97 Scotland 'A' 9 1994 Scotland 1 (0) National sevens team Years Team Comps - Scotland 7s 7 Coaching career Years Team Peebles (Player-Coach) 2010-14 Gala (Asst.)

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

Amateur career

He played for Selkirk. ^[2]

He later moved to play for Melrose. ^{[3] [4]}

He moved to Peebles where he was player-coach. ^[5]

Provincial and professional career

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

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

He was a player-coach at Peebles. ^[5]

He was an assistant coach for Gala from 2010-2014. ^[5]

References

1. "Scott Alan Nichol". ESPN scrum.
2. https://www.facebook.com/selkirkpastplayers/posts/past-player-scott-nichol-representing-scotland-a/288011108387621/
3. "Scotland announce sevens squad". ESPN scrum.
4. "Team-by-team guide to championship". The Scotsman . 2000-08-27. Archived from the original on 2022-12-28.
5. https://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby-union/fresh-ideas-needed-gala-scott-nichol-quits-1537661
6. "Reds dig in to break a 40-year hoodoo". HeraldScotland.
7. "Scott NICHOL - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk.
8. "Ireland v Scotland Rugby Programmes 1960 - 2008". eBay.
9. "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Scott Nichol - Test matches". ESPN scrum.
10. 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.{{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
11. "Scott Nichol - Player Stats | HSBC World Rugby Sevens Series". www.world.rugby.