Nick De Luca
| Full name | Nicholas John De Luca | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 1 February 1984 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Dumfries, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 93 kg (14 st 9 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Lockerbie Academy | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Edinburgh University | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2005–2006 2006–2007 2007–2014 2014–2016 2016– |
Edinburgh Border Reivers Edinburgh Biarritz Wasps |
5 23 123 44 1 |
(0) (15) (75) (15) (0) |
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Correct as of 19 June 2015
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| National team(s) | |||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2008–14 | Scotland | 43 | (5) |
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Correct as of 29 June 2014
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Nick De Luca (born 1 February 1984 in Dumfries,south west Scotland) is a Scottish international professional rugby union player.
De Luca was born in Dumfries and grew up in Lockerbie.
De Luca's position of choice is as a Centre. He can also operate at Full-back and Wing. In his early career he caught the eye with his notable 'outside breaks', opening up defences and creating chances. His creative play has been noted for deceptive strength, slick handling and quick foot work.
At club level De Luca began as an apprentice with Edinburgh in 2005 before joining Border Reivers for the 2006–07 season. Following the region's dissolution in 2007 he returned to Edinburgh. De Luca's debut season was marked by memorable try against Toulouse in the Heineken Cup where he stood up the famed Yannick Jauzion to touch down, and he also contributed a spellbinding effort during the dramatic win at Ospreys later on that year. He was named in the Pro12 Dream team at the end of the 2007–08 season.
De Luca was a member of the Scotland A squads for the 2006 and 2007 Churchill Cup tournaments in Canada and England respectively. A former Scotland Sevens internationalist, De Luca is the joint all-time leading try scorer for the Scotland under-21 team. He shares this honour with Ben Cairns.
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