Niall Armstrong Explained

Niall Armstrong
Birth Date:8 October 1999[1]
Height:1.790NaN0 [2]
Weight:830NaN0[3]
University:Exeter University
Position:Scrum half
Currentclub:Exeter Chiefs
Years1:2023-
Clubs1:Exeter Chiefs

Niall Armstrong (born 8 October 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Exeter Chiefs.

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 2024.[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]

Notes and References

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