Nichola Fryday (born 2 June 1995) is an Irish rugby player from Kilcormac, Co Offaly.

During summer holidays of her second year of college her mother prompted her to join the local rugby club Tullamore RFC and she took to the game immediately.

She was first selected for Connacht's provincial squad in 2016 and made her competitive debut for them in the inter-provincials in December 2016 at number eight.

[5] Fryday got her first cap for the Ireland women's national rugby union team in November 2016, in an Autumn International against Canada in the UCD Bowl, just two years after taking up the game.

[7] Fryday was named as Ireland captain for the 2022 TikTok Women's Six Nations, succeeding the retired Ciara Griffin.