Albert Nikoro

Albert Nikoro
Full name 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–		 Auckland
→Tasman
Waikato		 0
5
5		 (0)
(11)
(3)
correct as of 9 October 2014.
Super Rugby
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2012–14
2015–		 Blues
Force		 5 (3)
correct as of 1 June 2014.

Albert Nikoro (born 7 August 1992) is a Rugby union footballer who plays as a wing for Auckland in New Zealand's ITM Cup.[1] He is still awaiting Auckland debut, however he was loaned to the Tasman Makos during 2012 season[2] and made 5 appearances.

He made his Super Rugby debut for the Blues in the final game of the 2012 Super Rugby season and he has subsequently been 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 and 2 sisters, Estee and Lausapai

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 10 January 2015
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
Total 5 1 4 102 0 0 1 0 3 0 0

Notes

  1. ↑ "Albert Nikoro Auckland ITM Cup Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Makos play sharper to get the goodies". 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  3. ↑ "Albert Nikoro Blues Player Profile". Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  4. ↑ "2013 Blues Wider Training Group announced". 7 December 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
  5. ↑ http://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=3938
  6. ↑ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/image.cfm?c_id=1&gal_cid=1&gallery_id=107054#6660211
  7. ↑ http://blog.skysport.co.nz/collegerugby/championship-time-mount-albert-grammar-school-1st-xv-2010/

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