Miah Nikora
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| Miah Nikora | |||
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| Personal information | |||
| Date of birth | April 28, 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Gisborne, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 91⁄2 in) | ||
| Weight | 85kg | ||
| School | Gisborne Boys' High School | ||
| Occupation(s) | Professional rugby union footballer | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fly-half | ||
| Provincial/State sides | Caps | (points) | |
| Wellington Taranaki |
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| Super Rugby | |||
| Hurricanes | - | (-) | |
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| NZ Schools NZ Under 19s NZ Under 21s |
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Miah Nikora (born 28 April 1985 in Gisborne, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays in the position of first five-eighths (fly-half).
Nikora, who has also played at fullback in the past, is a former Under-21, Under-19 and New Zealand Secondary Schools representative. He first came to prominence playing in the Gisborne Boys' High School First XV.
After making the move from Poverty Bay to Wellington, in 2006 Nikora was loaned by Wellington to Taranaki for two years, at the completion of which Taranaki was planning to sign Nikora for a further period. However, a condition in the loan agreement stated that if either Jimmy Gopperth or Tamati Ellison got injured or made the All Blacks for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Wellington could recall Nikora.
During Round Two of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Tamati Ellison was injured and Nikora was drafted back to Wellington.
Nikora was placed 10th-equal on the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup individual score board with 60 points (1 try, 8 conversions, 13 penalties). He has since been named in the Hurricanes' wider training group for the 2007 Super 14.
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Nikora has now signed a two year contract with the makos and will be playing for the mighty wanderers rugby club in nelson.
