Nick Haining

Nick Haining (born 1 September 1990)^[1] is a Scottish rugby union player who last played for Edinburgh Rugby in the United Rugby Championship.

Nick Haining

Birth name	Nicholas I. Haining
Date of birth	(1990-09-01) 1 September 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth	Fremantle, Western Australia
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	18 st 4 lb (256 lb; 116 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8 Senior career Years Team Apps (Points) 2013 Western Force () 2014–2017 Jersey Reds 66 (115) 2017–2019 Bristol Bears 22 (20) 2019–2023 Edinburgh Rugby 36 (0) Correct as of 26 April 2023 International career Years Team Apps (Points) 2020–2022 Scotland 11 (5) Correct as of 13 April 2023

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Haining played for Cottesloe rugby club.^[2][3]

Professional career

He started his professional rugby union career in the academy of Western Force.^[4] Haining played for Western Force in their game against the 2013 British & Irish Lions.^[5]

In May 2014 Haining signed for Jersey in England's RFU Championship, the second tier.^[6]

In 2017 he joined Bristol.^[7]

In 2019 he signed for Edinburgh.^[8]

International career

Haining is Scottish-Qualified, having a grandmother from Dundee.^[4]

Haining received his first call up to the senior Scotland squad on 15 January 2020 for the 2020 Six Nations Championship. He was selected to start his first international in the first round of Championship matches, against Ireland in Dublin.^[9] He made his debut in the match.^[10]