Nickson Kolo is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer, a blockbusting forward who plays for the newly formed club Gulf Isapeas in the Digicel Cup in Papua New Guinea, He is a former Papua New Guinea international.

Nickson Kolo
Personal information
Born (1985-08-17) 17 August 1985 (age 38)
Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Playing information
PositionLock, Second-row, Prop
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–07 Wari Vele Raiders 39 11 0 0 44
2008–09 Master Mak City Rangers 20 8 0 0 32
2010–11 Hela Wigmen 15 7 0 0 28
2012 Mt Hagen Eagles 6 4 0 0 16
2013– Gulf Isapea 5 4 0 0 16
Total 85 34 0 0 136
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2006–10 Papua New Guinea 20 5 0 0 20
2007–10 PNG Prime Minister's XIII 4 3 0 0 12
Source: [1][2]
As of 9 November 2023

He has represented Papua New Guinea in the Prime Minister's XIII games between Australia and PNG between 2007 and 2010. His trade mark, blockbusting runs had earned him a place in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[3]

He played for PNG in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4]

He has also played for Papua New Guinea in the 2010 Four Nations tournament in New Zealand and Australia.

References edit

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Rugby League Foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  3. ^ "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 2008-08-01. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  4. ^ "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-14.