Adam Nicol (born 2 July 1997 in

Aberdeen Aberdeen (; sco, Aiberdeen ; gd, Obar Dheathain ; la, Aberdonia) is a city in North East Scotland, and is the third most populous city in the country. Aberdeen is one of Scotland's 32 local government council areas (as Aberdeen City), and ...

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) is a Scotland U20 international

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player who plays for

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at the Tighthead Prop position. He previously played for

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and Stirling County.

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. On return to Scotland he started out with

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, Nicol moved on to play for

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and then Stirling County. He studies Earth Sciences at

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. Nicol has been drafted to Stirling County in the

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for the 2018-19 season.

Professional career

On 25 November

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, Nicol played for

against Ospreys in the

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, replacing D'Arcy Rae at Tighthead Prop. He became Glasgow Warrior No. 275. He was enrolled in the

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for their 2017-18 intake as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned a professional club; Nicol was assigned to

. He played again for

in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against

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on 19 August 2017. He made 18 competitive appearances for the club. On 9 April 2021 it was announced that he had joined

with immediate effect. The deal is initially a loan to the end of the season, but the move will be made permanent thereafter.

International career

Nicol was picked for

at U16 level. He then moved up in his international career with Scotland at Under 18 level, playing against England in Match 2015. He received his first Scotland U20 cap against England in the Under 20 Six Nations of 2016. 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.

References

External links

Scottish Rugby profile

Scrum magazine Glasgow University RFC Profile
1997 births Living people Scottish rugby union players Rugby union props Glasgow Warriors players Dunfermline RFC players Stirling County RFC players Glasgow University RFC players Rugby union players from Aberdeen Jersey Reds players Glasgow Hawks players People educated at Queen Anne High School, Dunfermline {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub