Niall Armstrong
Date of birth | (1999-10-08) 8 October 1999 (age 24)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) [2] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 83 kg (183 lb; 13 st 1 lb)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||
School | Royal Belfast Academical Institution | ||||||||||||||||||||
University | Exeter University | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
|
Niall Armstrong (born 8 October 1999) is an Irish rugby union player who plays at scrum half for Exeter Chiefs.
Early life
From Ulster, he attended Royal Belfast Academical Institution.[4] He also attended Exeter University where he captained the first-XI rugby union team.[5]
Career
He made his debut for Exeter Chiefs in September 2024.[5] During his first season for Exeter, he was mainly used as a replacement at the start of the season but scored two tries for the club in the opening weeks of the season.[6] In November 2023, he was given a red card in the Rugby Premiership for a high boot striking Northampton Saints fly half Fin Smith in the face which was deemed as reckless.[7] It was an action that his Exeter head coach Rob Baxter described as "not deliberate" and Smith described as just "one of those things".[8][9] In April 2024 after making eleven appearances for the Chiefs he agreed a contract extension.[5]
References
- ^ "N.Armstrong". Ultimate Rugby. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ "Niall Armstrong". Its Rugby. Retrieved 27 April 2024.
- ^ "Niall Armstrong". All Rugby. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Bradley, Jonathan (19 January 2024). "How Ulster rejection sent Niall Armstrong, a Schools' Cup winner with RBAI, on a journey to Exeter". Belfast Telegraph. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "Scrum-half Armstrong extends Exeter Chiefs contract". BBC Sport. 30 April 2024. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Pilnick, Brent (16 November 2023). "Niall Armstrong: Exeter scrum-half banned after red card at Northampton". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Evely, John (16 November 2024). "Disciplinary panel deliver verdict on Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Niall Armstrong's red card ban". Devon Live. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Nickson, Frank (16 November 2023). "Exeter Chiefs scrum-half Niall Armstrong suspended for three games". Talking Rugby Union. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- ^ Vickers, Tom (16 November 2023). "Saints fly-half Smith reflects on red card incident as Exeter's Armstrong is hit with suspension". Northampton Chronicle. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
- v
- t
- e
- Nika Abuladze
- Joe Bailey
- Alfie Bell
- Ollie Burrows
- Richard Capstick
- Aidon Davis
- Jack Dunne
- Greg Fisilau
- Dan Frost
- Ben Grubb
- Iestyn Harris
- Alec Hepburn
- Harry Hocking
- Jack Innard
- Josh Iosefa-Scott
- Dafydd Jenkins
- Matt Johnson
- Billy Keast
- James Kenny
- Jacob Morris
- Max Norey
- Eoin O'Connor
- Ehren Painter
- Lewis Pearson
- Fin Richardson
- Ethan Roots
- Patrick Schickerling
- Scott Sio
- Danny Southworth
- Marcus Street
- Cory Teague
- Christ Tshiunza
- Rus Tuima
- Jacques Vermeulen
- Ross Vintcent
- Jack Yeandle
- Will Becconsall
- Tom Cairns
- Shea Cornish
- Ollie Devoto
- Immanuel Feyi-Waboso
- Kian Gentry
- Ben Hammersley
- Joe Hawkins
- Will Haydon-Wood
- Tom Hendrickson
- Josh Hodge
- Orson James
- Iwan Jenkins
- Dan John
- Benjy Joseland
- Sam Maunder
- Charlie McCaig
- Frankie Nowell
- Rory O'Loughlin
- Arthur Relton
- Chester Ribbons
- Harvey Skinner
- Henry Slade
- Stu Townsend
- Zack Wimbush
- Olly Woodburn
- Tom Wyatt
This biographical article relating to Irish Rugby Union is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e