Nick Haining (born 1 September 1990)[1] is a Scottish rugby union player who last played for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Haining played for Cottesloe rugby club.[2][3]
Professional career
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]
International career
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]
References
- ^ "Nick Haining profile". ESPN. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "'I understand the criticism... there is a very proud patriotism here' - Aussie Nick Haining on targeting Test rugby with Scotland". www.rugbypass.com.
- ^ "Local players seek Gold". The West Australian. 9 March 2011.
- ^ a b "Nick Haining". Scottish Rugby Union.
- ^ "Force named to face British & Irish Lions". 4 June 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Jersey: Tonga forward Paula Kaho among three signings for 2014-15". BBC. 8 May 2014. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Four More Players Sign For 2017/18 Campaign". Bristol Rugby. 11 April 2017. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Edinburgh recruit Eroni Sau, Kalione Nasoko, Mike Willemse & Nick Haining". BBC. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 7 April 2019.
- ^ "Stuart Hogg: Exeter Chiefs full-back to captain Scotland in Six Nations". BBC Sport. 15 January 2020. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ @SCRUMMAGAZINE (1 February 2020). "The result might not have gone the way @Scotlandteam fans wanted, but HUGE congratulations to @EdinburghRugby numbe…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
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