WP Nel
| Full name | Willem Petrus Nel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 30 April 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Loeriesfontein, South Africa | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Drostdy THS | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position(s) | Tighthead Prop | ||
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| Senior career | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2012–present | Edinburgh | 99 | ((75)) |
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Correct as of 6 September 2015
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| Provincial / State sides | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2008 2009 2009–2012 |
W. Province Boland Cheetahs |
4 10 56 |
((0) (5) (60)) |
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Correct as of 18 May 2012
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| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2009–2012 | Cheetahs | 46 | ((45)) |
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Correct as of 16 July 2012
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| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Points) |
| 2015–present | Scotland | 15 | ((10)) |
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Correct as of 25 June 2016
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Willem Petrus Nel (born 30 April 1986) is a South African-born Scotland international rugby union player. He plays as a prop for Edinburgh Rugby in the Pro12. He previously played for Free State Cheetahs, Western Province and the Boland Cavaliers.
Nel joined Scottish Pro 12 side Edinburgh in July 2012.
After three years at Murrayfield Stadium, Nel became eligible to represent Scotland in June 2015, and claimed he would decline an invitation to represent his native Springboks in order to do so. He made his international bow against Italy during the 2015 summer Tests, and was subsequently named in the final 31-man squad for the 2015 Rugby World Cup.
He scored his first international try in the 39–16 World Cup match against the USA.
Nel played in all of Scotland's matches in the 2016 Six Nations but missed the 2016 Autumn Internationals and the entire 2017 Six Nations due to a neck injury.
In March 2017 it was announced that Nel had signed a three year extension to his contract with Edinburgh.
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