Nick Wood
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Nick Wood is an English
rugby union
footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership
for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a prop.
before joining Gloucester Rugby through their academy.
After Radley, Wood read Modern Languages at Brasenose College, Oxford
.
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
. Wood played in the League final that season, losing to the Leicester Tigers
.
On 12 January 2010, Wood signed a new contract with Gloucester Rugby to keep him at the club until at least 2013.
, as well as being a regular during the U21s World Championship. In March 2006, Wood made his debut for the England Saxons
, against Ireland A
.
Wood was called up to the England squad for their tour of South Africa
in May 2007. Wood was in line to start the first test in Bloemfontein
but he had to pull out through injury thus delaying his England debut. He was called into the England Saxons
side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.
In the summer of 2009, Wood played for England against the Barbarians
.
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.
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
footballer, currently playing in the Guinness Premiership
Guinness Premiership
The English Premiership, also currently known as the Aviva Premiership because of the league's sponsorship by Aviva, is a professional league competition for rugby union football clubs in the top division of the English rugby system. There are twelve clubs in the Premiership...
for Gloucester Rugby. He plays as a prop.
Educational history
Wood attended Radley CollegeRadley College
Radley College , founded in 1847, is a British independent school for boys on the edge of the English village of Radley, near to the market town of Abingdon in Oxfordshire, and has become a well-established boarding school...
before joining Gloucester Rugby through their academy.
After Radley, Wood read Modern Languages at Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, Oxford
Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m...
.
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 Cup2003 Rugby World Cup
The 2003 Rugby World Cup was the fifth Rugby World Cup and was won by England. Originally planned to be co-hosted by Australia and New Zealand, all games were shifted to Australia following a contractual dispute over ground signage rights between the New Zealand Rugby Football Union and Rugby World...
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
Harlequin F.C.
The Harlequin Football Club is an English rugby union team who play in the top level of English rugby, the Aviva Premiership. Their ground in London is Twickenham Stoop...
at Kingsholm
Kingsholm Stadium
Kingsholm Stadium is a rugby union stadium in Gloucester, England, and is the home stadium of Gloucester Rugby. The stadium has a capacity of 16,500. It is sometimes nicknamed 'Castle Grim' after the estate where the stadium is built and also in reference to Gloucester's admirable home form...
. Wood played in the League final that season, losing to the Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers
Leicester Tigers is an English rugby union club that plays in the Aviva Premiership.Leicester are the most successful English club since the introduction of league rugby in 1987, a record 9 times English champions - 3 more than either Bath or Wasps, the last of which was in 2010...
.
On 12 January 2010, Wood signed a new contract with Gloucester Rugby to keep him at the club until at least 2013.
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 NationsSix Nations Championship
The Six Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition involving six European sides: England, France, Ireland, Italy, Scotland and Wales....
, as well as being a regular during the U21s World Championship. In March 2006, Wood made his debut for the England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
, against Ireland A
Ireland A national rugby union team
The Ireland Wolfhounds are the second national rugby union team behind the Irish national side. They have previously competed in the Churchill Cup together with the England Saxons and the full national teams of Canada and the United States as well as selection of other nations' 1st, 2nd and 3rd...
.
Wood was called up to the England squad for their tour of South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in May 2007. Wood was in line to start the first test in Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein
Bloemfontein is the capital city of the Free State Province of South Africa; and, as the judicial capital of the nation, one of South Africa's three national capitals – the other two being Cape Town, the legislative capital, and Pretoria, the administrative capital.Bloemfontein is popularly and...
but he had to pull out through injury thus delaying his England debut. He was called into the England Saxons
England Saxons
England Saxons is the current name of England's men's second national rugby union team. The team has previously been known by a number of names, such as England B, Emerging England and, most recently, England A...
side that defeated Ireland A on 1 February 2008.
In the summer of 2009, Wood played for England against the Barbarians
Barbarian F.C.
The Barbarian Football Club, usually referred to as the Barbarians and nicknamed the "Baa-Baas", is an invitational rugby union team based in Britain...
.
In the summer of 2010, Wood was selected for England Saxons to play in the Churchill Cup
Churchill Cup
The Churchill Cup was an annual rugby union tournament, held in June, contested by representative men's teams from Canada, England, the United States, and other invited teams from a wide array of countries....
. On 9 June, he started in the game against Russia
Russia national rugby union team
The Russian National Rugby Union Team, is the national team representing Russia at the sport of rugby union.Rugby union in Russia is administered by the Rugby Union of Russia . The RUR is the official successor union of the Soviet Union and the combined CIS team which played in the early 1990s...
where, unfortunately, he was replaced in the second half due to injury.