Nathan Doak

Nathan Doak (born 17 December 2001) is an Irish rugby union player who plays scrum-half and fly-half for Ulster in the United Rugby Championship and the European Rugby Champions Cup.

The son of the former Ulster scrum-half and head coach Neil Doak, his brother Cameron is also a rugby union player. He was a mascot and a ball-boy at Ravenhill as a child. He started playing rugby at Wallace High School in Lisburn, and was part of the team that shared the Ulster Schools' Cup with The Royal School, Armagh, after the final was called off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. He won the Ulster Boys' Schools Player of the Year award in 2020.

He played for Ulster A in the 2019–20 Celtic Cup, before joining the Ulster academy for the 2020–21 season. He made his Ulster debut in Round 10 of the 2020–21 Pro14 against Munster.

He signed a development contract with Ulster ahead of the 2021-22 season. He impressed in the absence of John Cooney with injury, scoring 48 points in nine appearances, and was awarded a senior contract in December. He made his first Champions Cup start against Northampton Saints in January 2022, scoring a try in a 24-20 victory. He finished the season with 23 appearances and 134 points, and was nominated for Young Men's Player of the Year in the 2022 Ulster Rugby Awards. He finished the 2022–23 season with 20 appearances and 80 points for Ulster. He unexpectedly made his 50th Ulster appearance against Glasgow Warriors in November 2023, being named on the bench at the last minute following the withdrawal of Jake Flannery, then playing most of the game at out-half after Billy Burns went off with a head injury. Since the departure of former head coach Dan McFarland and the arrival of interim head coach Richie Murphy, he has been selected more regularly at out-half.

He made his 100th appearance for Ulster in an away loss to Scarlets in the URC in January 2026.