Nick Royle
| Date of birth | 25 September 1983 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Wing | ||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2002-03 2003-04 2003-04 2004-05 2005-12 2005-12 2012-14 2014- |
Manchester Liverpool SH Widnes Vikings Warrington Sale Sharks Fylde Vale of Lune Caldy |
19 8 13 ? 2 122 50 60 |
30 20 ? ? 0 635 280 185 |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2007, 2009 2009 – 2012 |
England Counties XV England Sevens |
6 11 |
25 145 |
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Correct as of 30 April 2016
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Nick Royle (born 1983) is a current England Rugby Sevens International rugby union player. He plays as a winger. He is currently playing 15-aside rugby for Caldy in National League 2 North (tier 4 of the English rugby union league system). As of 2016 he is the most prolific try scorer ever in National League 2 North with over 160 tries. Nick has also had success with Lancashire in the Bill Beaumont Cup - winning the competition 3 times. As well as playing international sevens he has been selected by the England Counties XV.
Educated at Wade Deacon High School in Widnes, Royle has a strong rugby league background emanating from the age of six at local club Halton Hornets. He went on to appear for Widnes Vikings and Warrington Wolves. Nick's best memory before joining England Sevens was a 70-metre try on his Super League debut in a 24-16 Widnes win over Warrington. Royle was noted for his speed, however his defensive frailties were exposed and he chose to move to the 15-a-side code and then onto the Sevens circuit.
In 2002 Nick was playing rugby union for Manchester, then in the second tier of English rugby. He made a number of league and cup appearances for the club, mostly as a substitute, and scored several tries, in a season which saw Manchester avoid relegation by finishing 12th. The next season he dropped several divisions to tier 4 (then known as National 3 North) to spend a year playing for Liverpool St Helens, who unfortunately ended up being relegated from the league. During the summer of 2004 he switched to rugby league, playing for Super League sides Widnes Vikings and rivals Warrington Wolves.
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