Constantine Mika
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| Mika playing for the Newcastle Knights in 2009. | ||||||
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nickname | Con[1] | |||||
| Born | 14 September 1989 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Second-row, Lock, Five-eighth, Centre | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2009–11 | Newcastle Knights | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2012–13 | Hull Kingston Rovers | 52 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Total | 66 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2010 | Samoa | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | Exiles | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| As of 25 February 2014 | ||||||
| Source: RLP | ||||||
Constantine Mika (born 14 September 1989) is a New Zealand-Samoan professional rugby league footballer. He previously played for the Newcastle Knights in the National Rugby League and the Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League. He primarily plays second-row and lock, but can also fill in at five-eighth and centre.
Early years
Mika joined the New Zealand Warriors from the local Auckland Rugby League competition where he played for Otahuhu and the Tamaki Titans in the Bartercard Cup. He made two appearances in the Toyota Cup for the Junior Warriors, however he could not break into the Warriors first grade team.[2]
Newcastle Knights
Mika joined the Newcastle Knights from the 2009 season.[3] He made his first grade debut in Round 12 on 31 May 2009 against the Bulldogs. In June 2010 he quoted "Coming over here was the best move I've made for my footy career,"[4]
After the conclusion of the 2011 season, Mika was released by the Knights.[5]
Hull Kingston Rovers
Mika signed with the Rovers on 26 October 2011. It was a 2-year deal to join, also departing from the Knights, the new Rovers head coach, Craig Sandercock and fullback Shannon McDonnell.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/Hull-FC-Mika-drop-Jonathan-Walker-Castleford/story-19825110-detail/story.html
- ↑ Constantine Mika nzleague.co.nz
- ↑ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 2008-10-04. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
- ↑ Dillon, Robert (11 June 2010). "Mika the Mack truck ready to dent more reputations". The Sydney Morning Herald.
- ↑ Keeble, Brett. (2011-09-06) Knights in no hurry to go separate ways – Local News – Sport – Rugby League – Newcastle Herald. Theherald.com.au. Retrieved on 2011-10-04.
- ↑ http://www.theherald.com.au/news/local/sport/rugby-league/knights-sign-adam-cuthbertson/2337043.aspx