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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Nicholas Popplewell (born 6 April 1964 in
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
- ^ "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.
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: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ 'Poppy' back in the spotlight, David Medcalf, Enniscorthy Guardian / Irish Independent, 13 March 2013
External links
- Ireland profile
- http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby/ireland-rugby-players-n-s/nick-popplewell-3777/irish-international-caps_a04041/