Albert Norman Tamatoa Nikoro (born 7 August 1992) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player who last played as a wing for the Western Force in Super Rugby and for Perth Spirit in Australia's National Rugby Championship. He represents Manu Samoa internationally.
| Full name | Albert Norman Tamatoa Nikoro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 7 August 1992 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Auckland, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 14 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Mount Albert Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He previously played for the Auckland Blues in Super Rugby and for Mitre 10 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 edit
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 edit
- As of 20 July 2016[8]
| Season | Team | Games | Starts | Sub | Mins | Tries | Cons | Pens | Drops | Points | Yel | Red |
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| 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 edit
- ^ "Albert Nikoro Auckland ITM Cup Player Profile". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Makos play sharper to get the goodies". 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Albert Nikoro Blues Player Profile". Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "2013 Blues Wider Training Group announced". 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
- ^ "Vs Tangaroa College: August 4. : Mount Albert Grammar School". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Auckland Grammar v MAGS – New Zealand News".
- ^ "Championship Time! Mount Albert Grammar School 1st XV 2010 | SKY Sport Blogs – College Rugby". Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
- ^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.