Nick Schonert

Nicholas Peter Schonert is a South African rugby union player who plays for Vannes. His playing position is prop.

Career

Schonert previously played his early rugby with the and made one appearance for them during the 2012 Vodacom Cup. He then joined during the 2013 Vodacom Cup, making six appearances.
He was a member of the South Africa national under-20 [rugby union team|South Africa under 20 team] that played in the 2011 [IRB Junior World Championship] and was also named in a South African Barbarians team to face Saracens.
Schonert signed for the for 2014. After less than a season at the Cheetahs, however, Schonert signed for English Premiership side Worcester Warriors. Schonert qualified to represent England through an English grandmother and in May 2017, he was invited to a training camp with the senior England squad by coach Eddie Jones. Later that month Schonert was ruled out of their 2017 England [rugby union tour of Argentina|2017 tour of Argentina] due to a hand ligament injury. The following year in May 2018 he played for an England XV in a non-cap game against Barbarians at Twickenham.
On 29 July 2021, Schonert left Worcester after they suffered financial problems and signed for Premiership rivals Sale Sharks on a three-year contract from the 2021–22 season. In his first season at Sale he played in their 2021–22 [European Rugby Champions Cup|European Champions Cup] quarter-final elimination against Racing 92. The following campaign saw him start in the 2023 Premiership final which they lost against Saracens to finish league runners up.
In April 2025, after four seasons with the club it was announced that Schonert had departed Sale. He then signed for Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars but ultimately only spent a fortnight in Japan without playing any games. Schonert subsequently joined Vannes.