Nick Popplewell
| Birth name | Nicholas Popplewell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 April 1964 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Newtown School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Popplewell (born 6 April 1964 in Dublin) is an Irish former rugby union player who won 48 caps for his country between 1989 and 1998. He played club rugby for Greystones RFC, Wasps RFC, Newcastle Falcons, and also captained Leinster Rugby for a season. At Newcastle he made 19 appearances as they won the 1997-98 Premiership.[1] He started all three tests for the British & Irish Lions on the tour to New Zealand in 1993, and was seen as one of the stars of the tour.[2]
After retiring from rugby, he became an estate agent, and gained a master's degree in business studies.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ "Allied Dunbar Premiership, 1997/98 / Newcastle Falcons / Player records". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 'Poppy' back in the spotlight, David Medcalf, Enniscorthy Guardian / Irish Independent, 13 March 2013
External links[edit]
- Ireland profile
- http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby/ireland-rugby-players-n-s/nick-popplewell-3777/irish-international-caps_a04041/
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