Nathan Hines

Nathan Hines

Player information
Full name	Nathan John Hines
birthday	November 29, 1976
place of birth	Wagga Wagga , Australia
society
society	Career ended
position	Second row striker
Clubs as active
Years	society	Games (points)
? –1998 1998–1999 1999–2005 2005–2009 2009–2011 2011–2014 2014–2015	Manly RUFC Gala RFC Edinburgh Rugby USA Perpignan Leinster Rugby ASM Clermont Auvergne Sale Sharks	25 (10) 91 (15) 45 (5) 72 (0) 15 (10)
Teams in youth
Years	team
	North Sydney Bears
National team
Years	National team	Games (points)
2000-2009	Scotland	72 (10)
Status: November 8, 2019 National team: October 11, 2011

Nathan John Hines (born November 29, 1976 in Wagga Wagga , Australia ) is a former Scottish rugby union player who was active for ASM Clermont Auvergne and the Scottish national team . He played in the second row .

Hines began his career as a rugby league player in Australia with the North Sydney Bears . After a year he switched to rugby union and came to Scotland in 1998. With the Gala RFC he won the title in Division 2 of the Premiership and won the Scottish Cup. After a season he moved to Edinburgh Rugby .

In 2000, Hines made his debut for the Scottish national team against New Zealand . He was eligible to play for Scotland due to his father's origin, who is from Glasgow . In 2002, he scored his first attempt on the national team's North American tour and was the first Scot to be sent off in an international rugby union match against the United States . He moved to USA Perpignan in France in 2005 .

Hines played at the 2003 and 2007 World Championships . In 2009 he was nominated for the British and Irish Lions Tour to South Africa . He then moved from Perpignan to the province of Leinster . From 2011 to 2014 he played for the French club ASM Clermont Auvergne and then for the Sale Sharks . In 2015 he ended his active career.

Individual evidence

1. ^ Hines joins exodus from Fortress Scotland. The Times, March 24, 2005, accessed March 21, 2009 . 
2. ↑ O'Connell to skipper Lions. Sky Sports, April 21, 2009, accessed April 22, 2009 . 
3. ^ Hines signs for Leinster. (No longer available online.) Planet Rugby, July 6, 2009, archived from the original on July 9, 2009 ; accessed on July 22, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.