Nick Mullins

Early life

Mullins began his career as a journalist with the Loughborough Trader and Loughborough Echo.

Commentary career

Mullins joined the BBC in 1985 and moved to BBC Radio Sport in 1991.

He was part of the Rugby Special team and covered Six Nations Championship, Premiership, Heineken Cup

In 2010, Mullins left the BBC to commentate on ESPN's rugby coverage. Mullins was also ITV Sport's chief commentator at the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand and 2015 Rugby World Cup, where he commentated on the final with Ben Kay and Lawrence Dallaglio. In 2013, Mullins moved to BT Sport following their acquisition of the Premiership Rugby rights and their subsequent takeover of ESPN. He has also provided commentary from the French Open Tennis for ITV Sport, and the University Boat Race.

He is part of the BBC Commentary team for Wimbledon.

Controversy

Mullins was criticized by players and fans alike for a comment he made during the opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Commentating for ITV, he referred to Fijian fans "back in Fiji around one TV hoping the generator doesn't fail them." Fijian winger Nemani Nadolo voiced his displeasure at the remarks following the match on Twitter.

Writing

As well as commentating, Mullins has contributed to blogs from some of the events he has commentated at, including the Olympic Games and the French Open. He is also a columnist for ESPN Scrum.com.

Personal life

Mullins is a supporter of Leicester City. He was previously married to Radio 5 Live presenter Eleanor Oldroyd, and they have two children. In 2016, Mullins married Melissa Platt. Platt was a reporter for Sky Sports and the Head of Communications for the now defunct Wasps Rugby Club she is currently the Head of Media for the Rugby Players' Association (RPA).

References

References

1. "Behind the mic: Nick Mullins". BT Sport.
2. Thomas-Humphreys, Harry. (2023-07-04). "Meet the BBC presenters, commentators and pundits for Wimbledon 2023".
3. "Columnist: Nick Nullins". ESPN.
4. (3 August 2012). "TV Review: London 2012 Olympic Games, BBC". Northern and Shell Media Publications.
5. (27 May 2010). "ESPN signs Nick Mullins for rugby comment". Hearst Magazines UK.
6. "Binoculars and boil-in-the-bag rice: Vickery and Mullins on the glamorous world of TV commentary". ITV.com.
7. Ben Coles. (15 September 2011). "ITV's coverage leaving viewers feeling rightly disgruntled". The Rugby Blog.
8. "Wimbledon presenters on BBC TV and radio: Meet the pundits and commentators".
9. (18 September 2015). "ITV commentator slated on Twitter for disrespectful comment about Fiji".
10. (22 September 2015). "Broadcaster backs 'muppet' commentator".
11. (15 September 2008). "Vergeer's poetry in motion". BBC Sport.
12. (1 March 2008). "About Nick Mullins". BBC Sport.
13. (22 May 2012). "Nick Mullins blog: Rain can't dampen French Open fever". ITV.com.
14. (7 May 2012). "Depression takes a cruel toll". ESPN.
15. (14 June 2001). "The rest of radio team". BBC Sport.
16. (5 February 2005). "On The Airwaves: Good life comes with a microphone for this couple". The Daily Telegraph.