Nick De Luca

Nick De Luca (born 1 February 1984) is a Scottish former professional rugby union player who played as a centre.

[3] De Luca's debut season was marked by memorable try against Toulouse in the Heineken Cup where he stood up the famed Yannick Jauzion to touch down, and he also contributed a spellbinding effort during the dramatic win at Ospreys later on that year.

[3] He had a difficult introduction to international rugby as he struggled throughout the 2008 RBS 6 Nations as part of an under-used and ineffective Scottish backline from which he has done well to recover.

Dumfries-born De Luca applauded the heroics of his local football team Queen of the South in reaching the 2008 Scottish Cup Final against the odds after recording a shock 4–3 semi-final win over Aberdeen.

De Luca said: "Although I'm not a big football fan, it was really pleasing to see Queen of the South reach the Scottish Cup Final: that type of result is what sport is all about.