Sam Nixon (rugby union)
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Birth name | Samuel Nixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 15 August 1996 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Dorchester, Dorset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 124 kg (19 st 7 lb; 273 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Hazlegrove Preparatory School Millfield School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sam Nixon (born 15 August 1996)[1] is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a tighthead prop for Grenoble in France's Pro D2. He previously played for Exeter Chiefs and Bath in Premiership Rugby. Also for Top 14 club Bayonne. He started his Rugby career with London Scottish academy before joining Plymouth Albion in July 2016. He joined Bath in February 2017. A product of Millfield School.
Nixon was promoted from the Bath academy to the senior squad at the end of the 2018–19 Premiership Rugby season. He left Bath to sign for French side Bayonne in the Top 14 from the 2020–21 season.[2]
On 13 August 2021 Nixon signed for Exeter Chiefs.[3]
References
- ^ "Sam Nixon profile". Bath Rugby. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ "Bath Rugby forward to join French Top 14 outfit". Somerset Live. 14 February 2020. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
- ^ "Login • Instagram". Archived from the original on 25 December 2021.
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