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Adam Nicol
Adam Nicol (born 2 July 1997 in Aberdeen, Scotland) is a former Scotland U20 international rugby union player who plays for Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club. at the Tighthead Prop position.[1] He previously played for Glasgow Warriors and Stirling County, Jersey Reds and Coventry.[2] Rugby Union careerAmateur careerNicol grew up in Bermuda and started at the Bermuda Youth Rugby Program, representing Bermuda as a school boy V Cayman in 2008.[3] On return to Scotland he started out with Dunfermline,[4] Nicol moved on to play for Glasgow University,[5] Glasgow Hawks[6] and then Stirling County.[7] He studies Earth Sciences at Glasgow University.[8] Nicol has been drafted to Stirling County in the Scottish Premiership for the 2018-19 season.[9] Professional careerOn 25 November 2016, Nicol played for Glasgow Warriors against Ospreys in the Pro12, replacing D'Arcy Rae at Tighthead Prop.[10] He became Glasgow Warrior No. 275. He was enrolled in the Scottish Rugby Academy for their 2017-18 intake as a Stage 3 player. Stage 3 players are assigned a professional club; Nicol was assigned to Glasgow Warriors.[11] He played again for Glasgow Warriors in their opening match of the 2017-18 season - against Northampton Saints at Bridgehaugh Park, Stirling on 19 August 2017.[12] He made 18 competitive appearances for the club.[13] On 9 April 2021 it was announced that he had joined Jersey Reds with immediate effect. The deal is initially a loan to the end of the season, but the move will be made permanent thereafter.[13][14] International careerNicol was picked for Scotland at U16 level.[15] He then moved up in his international career with Scotland at Under 18 level, playing against England in Match 2015.[7] He received his first Scotland U20 cap against England in the Under 20 Six Nations of 2016.[7]
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