Albert Nikoro
| Date of birth | 7 August 1992 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb) | ||
| School | Mount Albert Grammar School | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Wing, Fullback | ||
| Provincial/State sides | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012–13 2012 2014 2015− |
Auckland Tasman Waikato Perth Spirit |
0 5 5 6 |
(0) (11) (3) (23) |
| correct as of 4 November 2015. | |||
| Super Rugby | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2012–14 2015–16 |
Blues Force |
5 3 |
(3) (0) |
| correct as of 20 July 2016. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 2016- | Samoa | 5 | (0) |
| correct as of 26 November 2016. | |||
Albert Nikoro (born 7 August 1992) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays as a wing for the Western Force in Super Rugby and for Perth Spirit in Australia's National Rugby Championship.
He previously played for the Auckland Blues and for ITM Cup teams Auckland and the Tasman Makos in New Zealand.[1][2]
Nikoro made his Super Rugby debut for the Blues in the final game of the 2012 Super Rugby season and was subsequently named in the team's Wider Training Squad for the 2013 Super Rugby season.[3][4]
Early years
Nikoro made the Mount Albert Grammar School 1st XV in 2007 in his just his second year in high school where he scored a try on his debut as a 14-year-old.[5] That year the 1st XV won the Auckland Secondary Schools 1st XV competition and were runners up in the New Zealand Secondary Schools Top 4 competition. Nikoro also featured in the schools back to back Auckland Secondary Schools 1st XV championships in 2009[6] and also in 2010 where the school also won the New Zealand Secondary Schools Top 4 competition.[7]
His family includes his dad, Stan, a police officer, his mother, a flight attendant and 2 sisters, Estee and Lausapai.
Super Rugby Statistics
- As of 20 July 2016[8]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Blues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Blues | 3 | 1 | 2 | 81 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | Blues | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Force | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Force | 3 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 8 | 1 | 7 | 175 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | |
Notes
- ↑ "Albert Nikoro Auckland ITM Cup Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Makos play sharper to get the goodies". 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "Albert Nikoro Blues Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ "2013 Blues Wider Training Group announced". 7 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ↑ http://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=3938
- ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/image.cfm?c_id=1&gal_cid=1&gallery_id=107054#6660211
- ↑ http://blog.skysport.co.nz/collegerugby/championship-time-mount-albert-grammar-school-1st-xv-2010/
- ↑ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.