Niall Annett
 Annett ahead of Bath Rugby's match against Benetton Treviso, December 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth name | Niall Annett | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 May 1991 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Belfast, Northern Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 106 kg (16.7 st) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Methodist College Belfast[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Niall Annett (born 7 May 1991) is an Irish rugby union coach and former player who played hooker for Ulster, Worcester Warriors and Bath.[2] As of the summer of 2025 he is an Elite Player Development Officer with the Ulster academy.
Annett captained Methodist College Belfast's Ulster Schools' Cup-winning side in 2009,[3] and the Ireland under-20s at the 2011 IRB Junior World Championship.[4] He graduated from the Ulster academy, making his debut against Leinster in December 2011.[3]
He joined left Ulster in 2014, joing Worcester Warriors.[5] On 1 March 2022, Bath Rugby announced that Annett would be joining the club from the start of the 2022/23 season.[6] he retired at the end of the 2024-25 season, and returned to Ulster as an Elite Player Development Officer.[7]
In 2014, he was called up to the Barbarians squad to play against Leicester Tigers.[8]
References
- ^ "Methody storm into schools' final". BBC Sport. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Ulster's Niall Annett to move to Worcester in triple signing". BBC News. 27 February 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ a b Jonathan Bradley, "‘He beat me fair and square’ – Bath’s Niall Annett on losing his Ulster place to Rob Herring", Belfast Telegraph, 8 December 2023
- ^ "Annett Happy With ‘Brilliant’ Finish", Irish Rugby, 22 June 2010
- ^ "Ulster's Niall Annett to move to Worcester in triple signing", BBC Sport, 27 February 2014
- ^ "Maddock to return to Bath Rugby as Attack Coach with three new players confirmed for 2022/23".
- ^ "Ulster Rugby confirm new EPDO coaches", Ulster Rugby, 29 May 2025
- ^ "Worcester Warriors hooker Niall Annett called up for Barbarians' match against Leicester Tigers". Worcester News. 4 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.