Niall Armstrong
Date of birth | Exeter University | 8 October 1999||||||||||||||||||||
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Niall Armstrong (born 8 October 1999) is an Irish
scrum half for Exeter Chiefs
.
Early life
From
Exeter University where he captained the first-XI rugby union team.[5]
Career
He made his debut for Exeter Chiefs in September 2024.[5] During his first season for Exeter, he was mainly used as a replacement at the start of the season but scored two tries for the club in the opening weeks of the season.[6] In November 2023, he was given a red card in the Rugby Premiership for a high boot striking Northampton Saints fly half Fin Smith in the face which was deemed as reckless.[7] It was an action that his Exeter head coach Rob Baxter described as "not deliberate" and Smith described as just "one of those things".[8][9] In April 2024 after making eleven appearances for the Chiefs he agreed a contract extension.[5]
References
- ^ "N.Armstrong". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Niall Armstrong". Its Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Niall Armstrong". All Rugby. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Bradley, Jonathan (19 January 2024). "How Ulster rejection sent Niall Armstrong, a Schools' Cup winner with RBAI, on a journey to Exeter". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Scrum-half Armstrong extends Exeter Chiefs contract". BBC Sport. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (16 November 2023). "Niall Armstrong: Exeter scrum-half banned after red card at Northampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Evely, John (16 November 2024). "Disciplinary panel deliver verdict on Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Niall Armstrong's red card ban". Devon Live. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Nickson, Frank (16 November 2023). "Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Niall Armstrong suspended for three games". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Vickers, Tom (16 November 2023). "Saints fly-half Smith reflects on red card incident as Exeter's Armstrong is hit with suspension". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 1 May 2024.