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WP Nel is a South African-born tighthead prop who represents Edinburgh and Scotland. Discover his career with RugbyPass, your resident rugby gurus.

WP Nel Bio

Willem Petrus Nel, better known by rugby fans around the world as WP Nel, is a Scottish tighthead prop who currently represents Edinburgh and Scotland. Throughout his distinguished career, he’s also represented the Cheetahs, the Boland Cavaliers and Western Province.

Born in South Africa on 30 April 1986, WP Nel began his professional rugby-playing career with Western Province in 2008. However, after making only four appearances for the side, he moved to Boland in 2009. Following a successful stint with Boland, he then moved to the Cheetahs.

From here, WP Nel’s career really took off. Between 2009 and 2012, he made 56 appearances for the Cheetahs in the Currie Cup and made a further 46 appearances for the Cheetahs in Super Rugby.

However, in 2012, WP Nel decided to leave South Africa in order to join Edinburgh in the PRO12 (now the United Rugby Championship). He’s stayed with the side ever since and has now notched up more than 150 appearances for the Scottish club.

After three years representing Edinburgh, WP Nel became eligible to play for Scotland. In 2015, he made his international debut for the side. Later in the same year, he was named in Scotland’s final 31-man squad for the Rugby World Cup. Since, he’s made more than 35 appearances for Scotland, including four of the side’s games at the 2019 edition of the Rugby World Cup.

With several years of elite rugby left in him, we can’t wait to see what else WP Nel will achieve in the game.

Fixtures & Results

Fri Jun 21, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Japan National Stadium
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
England England
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0
Sat Jun 22, 2024
9:00am EDT
Twickenham
South Africa South Africa
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9:00am
Wales Wales
LIVE
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0
Fri Jul 5, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Argentina Argentina
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8:00pm
France France
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0
Sat Jul 6, 2024
3:05am EDT
Forsyth Barr Stadium
New Zealand New Zealand
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3:05am
England England
LIVE
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0
5:45am EDT
Allianz Stadium
Australia Australia
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5:45am
Wales Wales
LIVE
0
0
11:00am EDT
Loftus Versfeld
South Africa South Africa
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11:00am
Ireland Ireland
LIVE
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0
7:00pm EDT
TD Place
Canada Canada
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7:00pm
Scotland Scotland
LIVE
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0
Thu Jul 11, 2024
8:00pm EDT
USA USA
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8:00pm
Scotland Scotland
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0
Fri Jul 12, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Yurtec Stadium
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
Georgia Georgia
LIVE
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0
8:00pm EDT
Argentina Argentina
-
8:00pm
France France
LIVE
0
0
Sat Jul 13, 2024
3:05am EDT
Eden Park
New Zealand New Zealand
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3:05am
England England
LIVE
0
0
5:45am EDT
AAMI Park
Australia Australia
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5:45am
Wales Wales
LIVE
0
0
11:00am EDT
Hollywoodbets Kings Park
South Africa South Africa
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11:00am
Ireland Ireland
LIVE
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0
Fri Jul 19, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos
Chile Chile
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8:00pm
Scotland Scotland
LIVE
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0
Sat Jul 20, 2024
1:45am EDT
Allianz Stadium
Australia Australia
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1:45am
Georgia Georgia
LIVE
0
0
11:00am EDT
Toyota Stadium
South Africa South Africa
-
11:00am
Portugal Portugal
LIVE
0
0
8:00pm EDT
Sapporo Dome
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
Italy Italy
LIVE
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0
Fri Jul 26, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Estadio Charrua
Uruguay Uruguay
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8:00pm
Scotland Scotland
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0
Fri Oct 25, 2024
8:00pm EDT
International Stadium Yokohama
Japan Japan
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8:00pm
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
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0
Fri Nov 1, 2024
8:00pm EDT
Twickenham
England England
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8:00pm
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
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0
8:00pm EDT
Twickenham
England England
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8:00pm
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
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0
Fri Nov 8, 2024
3:10pm EST
Aviva Stadium
Ireland Ireland
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3:10pm
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
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0
Sat Nov 9, 2024
10:10am EST
Twickenham
England England
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10:10am
Australia Australia
LIVE
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0
Sat Nov 16, 2024
12:40pm EST
Twickenham
England England
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12:40pm
South Africa South Africa
LIVE
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0
Sat Nov 23, 2024
3:10pm EST
Italy Italy
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3:10pm
New Zealand New Zealand
LIVE
0
0
Sun Nov 24, 2024
11:10am EST
Twickenham
England England
-
11:10am
Japan Japan
LIVE
0
0
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