Adam Nicol Explained

Adam Nicol
Birth Name:Adam Scott Nicol
Birth Date:2 July 1997
Birth Place:Aberdeen, Scotland
Weight:120kg (270lb)
Ru Position:Tighthead Prop
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland U16
Scotland U18
Scotland U20
Ru Nationalcaps:
5
10
Ru Nationalpoints:
(0)
(0)
Ru Nationalyears:

2015-17
Ru Clubyears:2016 - 21
2021
Ru Clubcaps:18
Ru Clubpoints:(0)
Ru Amateuryears:-
School:Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline
University:Glasgow University

Adam Nicol (born 2 July 1997 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a Scotland U20 international rugby union player who plays for Coventry at the Tighthead Prop position.[1] He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County.[2]

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Nicol grew up in Bermuda and started at the Bermuda Youth Rugby Program, representing Bermuda as a school boy V Cayman in 2008.[3] On return to Scotland he started out with Dunfermline,[4] Nicol moved on to play for Glasgow University,[5] Glasgow Hawks[6] and then Stirling County.[7] He studies Earth Sciences at Glasgow University.[8]

Nicol has been drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[9]

Professional career

On 25 November 2016, Nicol played for Glasgow Warriors against Ospreys in the Pro12, replacing D'Arcy Rae at Tighthead Prop.[10] He became Glasgow Warrior No. 275.

He was enrolled in the Scottish Rugby Academy for their 2017-18 intake as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned a professional club; Nicol was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.[11]

He played again for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.[12] He made 18 competitive appearances for the club.[13]

On 9 April 2021 it was announced that he had joined Jersey Reds with immediate effect. The deal is initially a loan to the end of the season, but the move will be made permanent thereafter.[13] [14]

International career

Nicol was picked for Scotland at U16 level.[15]

He then moved up in his international career with Scotland at Under 18 level, playing against England in Match 2015.[7]

He received his first Scotland U20 cap against England in the Under 20 Six Nations of 2016.[7]

Whilst with the U20 side Nicol displayed a level of destructive scrummaging rare in age grade rugby and confirmed his status as one of the biggest prospects in Scottish rugby.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Reds boost front five with brace of Warrior signings. Jersey Reds.
  2. Web site: Adam Nicol.
  3. Web site: Youth Team Win in England. 29 September 2007. www.islandstats.com.
  4. Web site: Adam Nicol. Another Dunfie success story - News - Dunfermline Rugby Football Club.
  5. Web site: Nicol puts in Adam fine effort to get on Warriors bench. 25 November 2016. 27 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161128053058/http://www.scrummagazine.com/2016/11/25/nicol-puts-adam-fine-effort-get-warriors-bench/. 28 November 2016. dead.
  6. Web site: Adam Nicol: Getting the Balance Right. 8 March 2017.
  7. Web site: Scotland U20 (Adam Nicol) - Scottish Rugby Union.
  8. Web site: Moving to Glasgow.
  9. Web site: Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft | Scottish Rugby Union . 2 September 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180902115759/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/18/08/21/tennent%E2%80%99s-premiership-clubs-decide-pro-player-draft . 2 September 2018 . dead .
  10. Web site: Glasgow Warriors vs Ospreys, Fri, 25/11/2016 - 19:35 - Glasgow Warriors. 27 November 2016. 10 May 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170510174520/http://www.glasgowwarriors.org/match-report/glasgow-warriors-vs-ospreys-fri-25112016-1935. dead.
  11. Web site: Latest intake of top young talent confirmed. Scottish Rugby Union. 20 August 2017. 3 June 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170603012507/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/17/05/23/latest-intake-top-young-talent-confirmed. dead.
  12. Web site: Glasgow Warriors v Northampton Saints. Glasgow Warriors. 9 April 2021. 24 August 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190824174624/https://www.glasgowwarriors.org/fixtures-results/2017-2018/pre-season-friendlies/20aug/glasgow-warriors-v-northampton-saints. dead.
  13. News: Adam Nicol leaves Glasgow Warriors to join Jersey Reds. David. Barnes. 9 April 2021. The Offside Line.
  14. Web site: Nicol makes Jersey switch. Glasgow Warriors. 9 April 2021 .
  15. Web site: Scotland under-16 selected for Wellington - Scottish Rugby Union. 27 November 2016. 28 November 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20161128053741/http://www.scottishrugby.org/news/13/03/25/scotland-under-16-selected-wellington. dead.