Nick Popplewell

Nick Popplewell
Birth nameNicholas Popplewell
Date of birth (1964-04-06) 6 April 1964 (age 60)
Place of birthDublin, Ireland
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight115 kg (18 st 2 lb; 254 lb)
SchoolNewtown School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1982–1984 Gorey RFC ()
1984–1997 Greystones RFC ()
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996–1999 Newcastle Falcons ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1987–1997 Leinster ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1989–1998 Ireland 48 (13)
1993 British and Irish Lions 3 (0)

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]

  1. ^ "Allied Dunbar Premiership, 1997/98 / Newcastle Falcons / Player records". espnscrum.com. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 20 January 2013. Retrieved 28 January 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  3. ^ 'Poppy' back in the spotlight, David Medcalf, Enniscorthy Guardian / Irish Independent, 13 March 2013