Editing Andy Nicol (section)

==Rugby Union career==

===Amateur career===

Nicol was born on 12 March 1971 in [[Dundee]] and educated at the [[High School of Dundee]] and Dundee Institute of Technology (now [[Abertay University]]). He played for [[Dundee HSFP]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000564/19901203/286/0014?browse=true|title = }}</ref>

===Provincial and professional career===

In the amateur era Nicol played for [[North and Midlands]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000564/19901203/286/0014?browse=true|title = }}</ref>

When the game turned professional Nicol played for [[Bath Rugby|Bath]]. As captain of [[Bath Rugby|Bath]], he was the first British player to lift the [[Heineken Cup]], when they defeated [[CA Brive|Brive]] in 1998.<ref>{{cite news
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In 1999 Nicol moved from Bath to Glasgow Warriors. He made his competitive debut for the Glasgow provincial side on 3 September 1999, playing an away match against [[Pontypridd RFC|Pontypridd]] in the [[Welsh-Scottish League]]. He became [[List of Glasgow Warriors players|Glasgow Warrior No. 65]].

Nicol retired at the end of the 2002–03 season,<ref>{{cite news|title=Andy Nicol set to retire|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/story/45464.html|publisher=ESPNscrum|date=11 March 2003}}</ref>

===International career===

Nicol played for Scotland 'B' against France 'B' on 2 March 1991; he played for the 'B' side again against Ireland 'B' on 28 December 1991.

Nicol made his debut for Scotland in 1992 against [[England national rugby union team|England]]. Over 10 years he won 23 caps for Scotland, a period when he faced strong competition for selection from scrum halves [[Gary Armstrong (rugby)|Gary Armstrong]] and [[Bryan Redpath]]. He never played in a World Cup, not being selected in 1991 and 1999, and being injured in 1995.

Nicol captained Scotland in 2000 when Scotland beat England 19–13 at a rain-soaked [[Murrayfield Stadium|Murrayfield]] and so prevented England from achieving the [[Grand Slam (Rugby Union)|Grand Slam]].

Nicol was a replacement on the [[1993 British Lions tour to New Zealand]], when he appeared in one game, playing six minutes. He was also called up as a late replacement for the Lions on their [[2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia|2001 tour]], replacing [[Austin Healey]], whilst on holiday in Australia. In total he spent seven days with the Lions across two tours.

===Coaching career===

Nicol managed a Scottish-based sevens team, Bone Steelers, at the Dubai 7s from 2004 until 2006 and again in 2009.{{citation needed|date=January 2018}}