Sam Nixon (rugby union)
English rugby union player
Rugby player
Birth name | Samuel Nixon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1996-08-15) 15 August 1996 (age 28) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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Grenoble – current squad
- Clément Ancely
- Antonin Berruyer
- Steeve Blanc-Mappaz
- Arthur Christienne
- Luca Di Salvatore
- Levi Douglas
- Eli Eglaine
- Zach Gauthier
- Marko Gazzotti
- Yanis Gimenez
- Luka Goginava
- Victor Guillaumond
- Nika Gvaladze
- Tanginoa Halaifonua
- Ilia Kaikatasishvili
- Thomas Lainault
- Jose Madeira
- Thibaud Martel
- Regis Montagne
- Pio Muarua
- Sam Nixon
- Jean-Charles Orioli
- Lilian Rossi
- Julien Ruaud
- Mathias Sarragallet
- Marnus Schoeman
- Pierre Strippoli
- Toma'akino Taufa
- Jan Uys
- Adrien Vigne
- Zurabi Zhvania
- Romain Barthélémy
- Jonathan Bousquet
- Lucas Dupont
- Eric Escande
- Bautista Ezcurra
- Felipe Ezcurra
- Thomas Fortunel
- Romain Fusier
- Corentin Glenat
- Fabien Guillemin
- Wilfried Hulleu
- Benito Masilevu
- Timoci Nagusa
- Karim Qadiri
- Adrien Seguret
- Tom Sposito
- Romain Trouilloud
- Jérémy Valençot
- Florian Zupan
- Fabien Gengenbacher