NAME: Niall ......

POSITION: Back Row Forward

AGE: 29

HEIGHT: 180cm

WEIGHT: 98kg

BIRTH PLACE: N/A

SEEKING: N/A

AVAILABILITY: Available

PASSPORTS:

MARITAL STATUS: Single

Personal Overview

2011 - Selected in Scotland Under 15's to play test matches against Cumbria in first year of playing the sport. Lead school side Westhill Academy to one of three national rugby league finals, losing to Aberdeen Grammar.

2012 - Selected for Scotland Under 16's to play East and West Hull in a Tour of Yorkshire. Started all tests. Play first senior game as a 16 year old. Lead school side Westhill Academy to national rugby league finals, scoring in the final and winning Saltire Cup.

2013 - Continue to play over summer season for senior side at 17 years old, playing most of my games at back row.

2014 - Selected for Scotland Students side at 18 years old under current Scotland coach John Duffy and Nathan Graham. Involved in squad that played in Student Four Nations held in Nottingham, playing games against Wales and Ireland.

2015 - Injured for duration of the year due to Type 4 SLAP tear to left shoulder, year is spent recovering and rehabilitating.

2016 - Begin playing rugby again at the start of the year for Abertay University after a year out of playing. Trial for Scotland Students lead by Nathan Graham and selected for Student Four Nations in Edinburgh. Involved in every game against Wales, Ireland and England.

2017 - Selected to play in Students World Cup held in Sydney, Australia, after trials and trial games against Halifax and Keighley Reserves. Start group games against Wales and England, coming off the bench against Ireland, and starting the semi-final game against Pacific Nations.

2018 - Play in Round One of Challenge Cup with Strathmore Silverbacks, scoring in a defeat against Millom. Appointed coach of Silverbacks for the season. Picked for Scotland 9's squad that plays in Commonwealth Championships in Brisbane, Australia. Start every game against Fiji, Australia, Wales and PNG in which Scotland finish 5th out of 8 teams. Added to Scotland Extended Squad for end of year Euro Qualifiers and picked for Scotland Students team to play in Student Four Nations in Wales last summer.

2019 - Played for Dundee HSFP's in Scottish National One. Moved for employment and now playing for GHK RFC in Scottish National Two in Glasgow.

Previous Clubs

  • 2013 - Aberdeen Grammar
  • 2015 - Abertay University
  • 2015 - Dundee High FP's
  • 2018 - University of Dundee
  • 2019 - GHK

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