Nick Popplewell

Nicholas Popplewell is an Irish former rugby union player who won 48 caps for Ireland [national rugby union team|his country] between 1989 and 1998. He played club rugby for Gorey RFC, Greystones RFC, Wasps RFC, Newcastle Falcons, and also captained Leinster Rugby for a season. At Newcastle he made 19 appearances as they won the 1997–98 [English Premiership (rugby union)|1997-98 Premiership]. He started all three tests for the Irish Lions">Irish people">Irish Lions on the tour to New Zealand in 1993, and was seen as one of the stars of the tour.
After retiring from rugby, he became an estate agent, and gained a master's degree in business studies.