Nick Wood (rugby union)
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| Birth name | Nicholas David Wood | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 January 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Swindon, Wiltshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 112 kg (17 st 9 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Radley College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | Brasenose College, Oxford | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nick Wood (born 9 January 1983, Swindon) is a former English rugby union footballer, who played in the Aviva Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. He played as a loosehead prop.
Early life
[edit]Wood attended Radley College before joining Gloucester Rugby through their academy.
After Radley, Wood read Modern Languages at Brasenose College, Oxford.
Club career
[edit]The loose-head prop was a regular on the bench during the 2003/04 campaign and made a handful of starts during the World Cup period. After a couple of consistent seasons, Wood is a regular in the first team. He made 20 starts and 6 substitute appearances during the 2006–07 season for Gloucester Rugby and he scored 1 try against Harlequins at Kingsholm.[2] Wood played in the League final that season, losing to the Leicester Tigers.[3]
On 12 January 2010, Wood signed a new contract with Gloucester Rugby to keep him at the club until at least 2013.[4] On 2 April 2013, it was announced that he had signed a three-year contract extension to keep him at Gloucester until the end of the 2015–16 season.[5]
Nick retired at the end of the 2015/6 season, after making 278 appearances for Gloucester (a club record in the professional era). He is currently Master in charge of Rugby at Radley College, Oxfordshire.
International career
[edit]His performances for Gloucester Rugby earned him a call-up to the England U21s and he was an ever-present during their successful Six Nations,[6] as well as being a regular during the U21s World Championship.[7] In March 2006, Wood made his debut for the England Saxons, against Ireland A.[8]
Wood was called up to the England squad for their tour of South Africa in May 2007.[9] Wood was in line to start the first test in Bloemfontein but he had to pull out through illness thus delaying his England debut.[10] He was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.[11] He was ultimately never capped for the senior team.
In the summer of 2009, Wood played for England against the Barbarians.[12]
In the summer of 2010, Wood was selected for England Saxons to play in the Churchill Cup. On 9 June, he started in the game against Russia, where he was replaced in the second half due to injury.
Personal life
[edit]He married Kate Wood in July 2010.
They have three children together, Oscar born in October 2013, Alice born in June 2016 and Effie born in November 2018.
Now a fully qualified referee with the RFU, he has referred and been touch judge in Premiership games.From Premiership Rugby web site.
References
[edit]- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ "Gloucester 34–25 Harlequins". BBC Sport. 17 March 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Premiership final". BBC Sport. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "New deal for Gloucester prop Nick Wood". BBC Sport. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Gloucester: Nick Wood among nine to agree new contract". BBC. 2 April 2013. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
- ^ "England U21s Squad". Gloucester Rugby. 11 March 2004. Archived from the original on 9 March 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Four changes in young England squad". ESPN Scrum. 4 June 2004. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "England A 18–33 Ireland A". BBC Sport. 17 March 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "England hand out three new caps". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Stevens and Scarbrough called up as record-breaker Yates replaces injured Wood". Rugby Football Union. 25 May 2007. Archived from the original on 24 September 2012. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
- ^ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC Sport. 2 February 2008. Retrieved 5 February 2008.
- ^ "England 26–33 Barbarians". BBC Sport. 30 May 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2010.