Nick Haining | |
Birth Name: | Nicholas I. Haining |
Birth Date: | 1 September 1990 |
Birth Place: | Fremantle, Western Australia |
Height: | 6ft 4in |
Weight: | 18st 4lbs |
Position: | Number 8 |
Years1: | 2013 |
Clubs1: | Western Force |
Years2: | 2014 - 2017 |
Clubs2: | Jersey Reds |
Apps2: | 66 |
Points2: | 115 |
Years3: | 2017 - 2019 |
Clubs3: | Bristol Bears |
Apps3: | 22 |
Points3: | 20 |
Years4: | 2019 - 2023 |
Clubs4: | Edinburgh Rugby |
Apps4: | 36 |
Points4: | 0 |
Clubupdate: | 26 April 2023 |
Ru Ntupdate: | 13 April 2023 |
Repteam1: | Scotland |
Repyears1: | 2020–2022 |
Repcaps1: | 11 |
Reppoints1: | 5 |
Nick Haining (born 1 September 1990)[1] is a Scottish rugby union player who last played for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
Haining played for Cottesloe rugby club.[2] [3]
He started his professional rugby union career in the academy of Western Force.[4] Haining played for Western Force in their game against the 2013 British & Irish Lions.[5]
In May 2014 Haining signed for Jersey in England's RFU Championship, the second tier.[6]
In 2019 he signed for Edinburgh.[8]
Haining is Scottish-Qualified, having a grandmother from Dundee.[4]
Haining received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 15 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. He was selected to start his first international in the first round of Championship matches, against Ireland in Dublin.[9] He made his debut in the match.[10]