Ross Nesdale (born 30 July 1969 in New Zealand) is a retired Irish rugby union footballer who played as a hooker.
Career edit
Nesdale won 13 caps for Ireland between 1997 and 1999, and was part of the squad at the 1999 Rugby World Cup where he played in two matches. He made his Ireland debut on 1 February 1997 against Wales in Cardiff, and played his last match against Romania on 15 October 1999.[1] He played in seventy games for the Newcastle Falcons between 1997 and 2001 and made 21 appearances for them as they won the 1997-98 Premiership.[2] He also started the victorious 2001 Anglo-Welsh Cup final.[3] He retired in 2001.[4][5] [6]
Honours edit
Newcastle Falcons edit
- Premiership - 1997–98
- Anglo-Welsh Cup - 2001
References edit
- ^ "Ross Nesdale Profile". sporting-heroes.net. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Allied Dunbar Premiership, 1997/98 / Newcastle Falcons / Player records". espnscrum.com. Archived from the original on 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ^ "Newcastle snatch Cup glory". BBC. 24 February 2001. Retrieved 26 December 2009.
- ^ "Ross Nesdale Profile". premiership rugby.com. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 6 January 2011.
- ^ "Former Irish hooker to retire". RTÉ Sport. 19 April 2001. Retrieved 6 January 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nesdale is flying back - the Journal".
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