Nick Beal Explained

Nick Beal
Birth Name:Nicholas David Beal
Birth Date:2 December 1970
Birth Place:Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire, England
Height:6inchesft2inchesin (ftin)
Weight:14st
School:Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe
Ru Position:Fullback
Ru Clubyears:1991–2004
Ru Proclubs:Northampton Saints
Ru Clubcaps:268
Ru Clubpoints:(482)
Ru Nationalyears:1996–1999
1997
Ru Nationalteam:
British and Irish Lions
Ru Nationalcaps:15
Ru Nationalpoints:(15)
Repsevensyears1:1993
Repsevensteam1:England
Repsevenscomp1:1993 Sevens World Cup

Nicholas David Beal (born 2 December 1970 in Howden, East Riding of Yorkshire) is a rugby union player who played at Fullback for Northampton Saints, England and the Lions.

Career

Club

Beal spent his whole professional career at Northampton Saints, and captained the squad that won the Middlesex Sevens trophy in 2003. He missed out on their victory in the 2000 Heineken Cup Final due to injury.[1] He retired in 2004.[2]

International

Beal was a part of the England team that won the World Sevens title in 1993. He also joined the 1997 British Lions tour to South Africa.[3]

Personal life

Beal is married with two sons. He attended Royal Grammar School, High Wycombe where he was schoolmates with Northampton and England teammate Matt Dawson.[4] [5]

After retiring he worked as a financial advisor.[6] In 2007 he was appointed a non-executive director of the Saints' board.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Full Back Nick Beal. northamptonsaints.co.uk. 16 October 2019.
  2. News: Beal calls time at Saints. BBC. 7 April 2004.
  3. Web site: The Lions of '97 . Independent . 8 June 2009 . 16 October 2019.
  4. http://www.rgshw.com/library/client/Sports%20Results/RGS_International_Honours.pdf FRORGS - RGS International Honours
  5. News: Rugby stars in shock report. Bucks Free Press. 20 July 2000. 24 January 2013.
  6. News: Nick Beal calls time after 13 years of Saints' service. RFU. 7 April 2004. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407102901/http://www.rfu.com/news/2004/april/news-articles/nickbealcallstimeafter13yearsofsaintsservice. 7 April 2014. dmy-all.
  7. News: Beal joins Saints' board. ESPN Scrum. 7 February 2007.