Nick Wood

Nick Wood
Nick Wood
Full name Nicholas David Wood
Date of birth 9 January 1983 (1983-01-09) (age 28)
Place of birth Swindon, Wiltshire, England
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 112 kg (17 st 9 lb) [1]
Nickname Woody, Woochie
School Radley College
University Brasenose College, Oxford
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Prop
Youth clubs
Radley College
Gloucester Academy
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2003 – Gloucester 116 (30)
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2004
2006 –
England U21
England Saxons

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Nick Wood (born 9 January 1983, Swindon) is an English rugby union footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a prop.

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Educational history

Wood attended Radley College before joining Gloucester Rugby through their academy.

After Radley, Wood read Modern Languages at Brasenose College, Oxford.

Club career

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]

International career

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,[5] as well as being a regular during the U21s World Championship.[6] In March 2006, Wood made his debut for the England Saxons, against Ireland A.[7]

Wood was called up to the England squad for their tour of South Africa in May 2007.[8] Wood was in line to start the first test in Bloemfontein but he had to pull out through injury thus delaying his England debut.[9] He was called into the England Saxons side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.[10]

In the summer of 2009, Wood played for England against the Barbarians.[11]

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, unfortunately, he was replaced in the second half due to injury.

References

  1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/premiership/rugby/gloucester_rugby.php?section=1. Retrieved 31 August 2011. 
  2. ^ "Gloucester 34–25 Harlequins". BBC Sport. 17 March 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6449987.stm. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
  3. ^ "Premiership final". BBC Sport. 12 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6637669.stm. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
  4. ^ "New deal for Gloucester prop Nick Wood". BBC Sport. 12 January 2010. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/my_club/gloucester/8453783.stm. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
  5. ^ "England U21s Squad". Gloucester Rugby. 11 March 2004. http://www.gloucesterrugby.co.uk/719.php. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
  6. ^ "Four changes in young England squad". ESPN Scrum. 4 June 2004. http://www.scrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/53864.html. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
  7. ^ "England A 18–33 Ireland A". BBC Sport. 17 March 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/international/4818966.stm. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
  8. ^ "England hand out three new caps". BBC Sport. 22 May 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/6679031.stm. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
  9. ^ "Stevens and Scarbrough called up as record-breaker Yates replaces injured Wood". RFU. 25 May 2007. http://www.rfu.com/News/2007/May/News%20Articles/StevensAndScarbroughCalledUpAsRecord-breakerYatesReplacesInjuredWood.aspx?a=1&y=2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 
  10. ^ "Varndell shines in Saxons victory". BBC Sport. 2 February 2008. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/7217616.stm. Retrieved 5 February 2008. 
  11. ^ "England 26–33 Barbarians". BBC Sport. 30 May 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/8036234.stm. Retrieved 8 April 2010. 

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