SAM NIXON
BATH PROP
Having enjoyed a close-quarters view of Beno Obano’s rise to the top with Bath and England, tight-head prop Sam Nixon has declared himself ready to step up to the next level.
Educated at Millfield School, where he came under the tutelage of former Bath front row favourite John Mallett, Yeovil-bred Nixon, 21, took the brave decision to continue his rugby learning at London Scottish’s academy before having a stint with National League Plymouth.
Nixon’s has been a roundabout route, one not without its pitfalls, but as a young man who knows his own mind and...