Andy Nicol

He has played for numerous teams including the British Lions, the Barbarians and Bath. Earlier times saw him as captain for Glasgow Rugby but it all started back in 1989 when he played for Dundee High RFC. He also captained Scotland from scrum-half on the famous occasion in 2000 when they beat England 19-13 at a rain-soaked Murrayfield and so prevented the Auld Enemy from achieving the Grand Slam that year.

Andy retired at the end of the 2002-03 season and became involved with Glasgow Rugby before going on to manage Bone Steelers, the prestigious Scottish-based sevens team, at the Dubai Sevens from 2004 until 2006 and then again in 2009.

A high-profile name within the media, Andy has appeared on broadcasts from BBC News to their dedicated sports programme. Also working as a sports speaker at specialist events, he has maintained his popularity both in Scotland and across the rest of the UK. Heralded as one of the great sportsmen of his nation he speaks passionately and eloquently about the importance of sport to Scottish national identity.

Also covering more light-hearted material, Andy is often called upon to appear as an anecdotal entertainer at after dinner speaker events where he shares interesting and often hilarious tales of his time as a professional rugby player.