Mark Nicholls (rugby league)
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5 January 1990 Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 194 cm (6 ft 4 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 104 kg (16 st 5 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Prop, Second-row | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Nicholls (born 5 January 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He plays at prop and second-row. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders.
Background
Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Nicholls played his junior rugby league for the Leeton Raiders and Gungahlin Bulls, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Playing career
Early career
From 2008 to 2010, Nicholls played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team.[2][3] In October 2010, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[4]
2012
In round 17 of the 2012 NRL season, Nicholls made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[5] He went on to play 12 consecutive games that year, coming off the bench as a prop.[6][7]
2013
On 25 April, Nicholls re-signed with the Raiders on a 2-year contract.[8]
2014
On 9 July, Nicholls played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.[9]
2015
On 6 October, Nicholls signed a one-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2016.[10][11]
2016
On 1 February, Nicholls was named in the Storm's 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.[12][13]
2017
Nicholls was named in the Storm squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[14]
He made his Storm debut against the Penrith Panthers in round five of the 2017 season.[15]
References
- ↑ "Mark Nicholls - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1990-01-05. Retrieved 2016-11-03.
- ↑ "N". NYC DATABASE. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Jean, David (17 March 2009). "Dream green start just out of reach". The Sydney Morning Herald. The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
- ↑ "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (19 August 2015). "NRL 2012". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (1 September 2015). "Custom Match List". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ http://www.raiders.com.au/news-display/Player-Review-2012--Mark-Nicholls/65446. Retrieved 14 January 2013. Missing or empty
|title=(help) - ↑ "Mark Nicholls re-signs until the end of 2015". NRL - Zero Tackle. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ NRL. "VB NSW Cup Representative Side - Team Announcement". NSWRL. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ↑ "Storm announce four key signings | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2015-10-06.
- ↑ "STORM SIGN RAIDER". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
- ↑ "Storm name youthful Nines squad". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
- ↑ "2016 Downer NRL Auckland Nines Official Squads". NRL. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
- ↑ "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
- ↑ "NRL: Melbourne Storm defence holds out Penrith Panthers". The Examiner. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.