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2015–. Scotland. 61. (15) Correct as of 29 May 2024. Willem Petrus Nel (born 30 April 1986) is a former professional rugby union player who played as a prop most recently for United Rugby Championship club Edinburgh Rugby. Born in South Africa, Nel represented Scotland internationally.
Mar 26, 2024 · Tighthead prop WP Nel is to call time on a stellar career that saw him represent Scotland on 61 occasions since a 2015 debut. A 2012 signing for Edinburgh Rugby, for whom he recently made his 200th appearance in the URC game against Stormers in Cape Town, the 37-year-old Nel earned a first taste of international rugby three years later, against ...
Mar 26, 2024 · WP Nel is to retire at the end of the season (Image: SNS) WP Nel will retire from rugby at the end of the season after 12 years with Edinbrgh, and an international career that spanned 61 caps over nine years. Edinburgh coach Sean Everitt said earlier the 37-year-old had informed Edinburgh of his intention to hang up his boots.
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Willem Petrus (WP) Nel is a South African-born tighthead prop who made his debut for the national team in 2015 in the Summer Tests against Italy, becoming a mainstay of the Scotland set-up since. He was named in the 2015 World Cup squad and played every game , including a pool stage try against USA as Scotland reached the quarter-finals ...
Mar 26, 2024 · Getty Images. WP Nel has been hailed as "among the best props to play for Scotland" after it was announced he will retire at the end of the season. The 37-year-old South Africa-born tighthead will ...
Mar 21, 2024 · WP Nel of Edinburgh during the United Rugby Championship match between Ulster and Edinburgh at Kingspan Stadium in Belfast. (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images) The venerable tighthead, who turns 38 at the end of April, won the last of his 61 caps at the World Cup last autumn and ...
Mar 22, 2024 · WP Nel will become the third Edinburgh player in history to reach 200 appearances for the club after being named in the team to face Stormers. It’s a full circle moment for the 37-year-old who began his professional rugby career in Cape Town with Western Province in 2008.
