Nick Köster

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Ralph Nicholas Köster
Rugby union career
Full name	Ralph Nicholas Köster
Date of birth	(1989-02-22) 22 February 1989
Place of birth	Robertson, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
School	Bishops
University	UCT
Playing career
Position	Flanker / Eighthman
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2012– 2013-	Bath Rugby Bristol Rugby (loan)	2	(5)
correct as of 2 December 2012.
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008–2012	Western Province	32	(35)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009–2012	Stormers	26	(10)

correct as of 9 May 2012.

Ralph ("Nick") Nicholas Köster (born 22 February 1989 in Robertson) is a South African rugby union player.^[1] He plays the position of Flanker or Eight Man.

He made his Currie Cup debut at the age of 19, playing at 8th man in 2008, and was picked on the bench for the Barbarians side to play Australia at Wembley, later that year.^[2] He made his Super 14 debut for the Stormers in 2009, playing on the wing, but suffered a knee injury against the Lions at Newlands which put him out of action.

His full-time return to the top flight was off the bench against the Griquas on 8 August 2010. The following week he started at openside flank (no.7) versus the Blue Bulls. Köster had Province's highest tackle count (24 tackles) against the Bulls, while his 11 ball carries was second only to Duane Vermeulen and he was one of only three WP players to secure a turnover.

In October 2012, it was announced that he would join Bath.^[3] He scored his first try for his new club against Italian team Calvisano in the Amlin Challenge Cup.

He joined RFU Championship club Bristol on a season long loan from August 2013.^[4]

References

↑ http://www.sarugby.co.za/profile.aspx?id=37380
↑ http://www.supersport.com/rugby/currie-cup/news/100804/Koster_back_in_WP_squad_for_Griquas
↑ "Bath sign WP's Nick Koster" (Press release). Sport24. 24 Oct 2012. Retrieved 24 Oct 2012.
↑ "Nick Koster: Bristol sign Bath back-rower on season's loan". BBC. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2013.

External links

v t e Bath Rugby squad

Forwards	Attwood Batty Beech Caldwell Catt Day Fearns Gilbert Guiñazú Hooper James Köster Louw Mercer Moss Ovens Palma-Newport Perenise Skuse Spencer Webber Wilson

Backs	Abendanon Agulla Banahan Biggs Cook Eastmond Ford Heathcote Henson Joseph Roberts Rokoduguni Stringer Watson Williams Young

Coach	Ford (Head Coach) Booth (Coach) Hatley (Coach)

Squads

v t e Stormers – 2012 Super Rugby season

Forwards	Don Armand Andries Bekker Schalk Burger Nizaam Carr Deon Carstens Rynhardt Elstadt Eben Etzebeth Nick Fenton-Wells Deon Fourie Brok Harris Tyrone Holmes Steven Kitshoff Siya Kolisi Nick Köster Tiaan Liebenberg Frans Malherbe Scarra Ntubeni Quinn Roux Jebb Sinclair De Kock Steenkamp Duane Vermeulen Did not play: Yaya Hartzenberg Clemen Lewis Pieter Louw

Backs	Gio Aplon Marcel Brache Juan de Jongh Jean de Villiers JP du Plessis Dewaldt Duvenage Burton Francis Peter Grant Bryan Habana Joe Pietersen Danie Poolman Louis Schreuder Gary van Aswegen Gerhard van den Heever Did not play: Nic Groom

Coach	Allister Coetzee

Persondata
Name	Koster, Nick
Alternative names
Short description	South African rugby union player
Date of birth	22 February 1989
Place of birth	Robertson, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death

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