Albert Nikoro

Albert Nikoro
Date of birth	7 August 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Auckland, New Zealand
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb; 216 lb)
School	Mount Albert Grammar School
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Wing, Fullback
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team
2012–13; 2012; 2014; 2015	Auckland; Tasman; Waikato; Perth Spirit
	Correct as of 4 November 2015
Super Rugby
Years	Team
2012–2014; 2015–2016	Template:Rut Blues; Template:Rut Force
	Correct as of 20 July 2016
International career
Years	Team
2016–	Samoa
	Correct as of 16 June 2017

Albert Nikoro (born 7 August 1992) is a New Zealand-born Samoan rugby union player who last played as a wing for the Western Force in Super Rugby and for Perth Spirit in Australia's National Rugby Championship. He represents Manu Samoa internationally.

He previously played for the Auckland Blues in Super Rugby and for Mitre 10 Cup teams Auckland and the Tasman Makos in New Zealand.^[1]^[2]

Nikoro made his Super Rugby debut for the Template:Rut Blues in the final game of the 2012 Super Rugby season and was subsequently 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, his mother, a flight attendant and 2 sisters, Estee and Lausapai.

Super Rugby Statistics

As of 20 July 2016^[8]

Season	Team	Games	Starts	Sub	Mins	Pens	Points
2012	Template:Rut Blues	1	0	1	2	0	0
2013	Template:Rut Blues	3	1	2	81	1	3
2014	Template:Rut Blues	1	0	1	19	0	0
2015	Template:Rut Force	0	0	0	0	0	0
2016	Template:Rut Force	3	0	3	73	0	0
Total		8	1	7	175	1	3

Notes

^ "Albert Nikoro Auckland ITM Cup Player Profile". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Makos play sharper to get the goodies". 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.
^ "Albert Nikoro Blues Player Profile". Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "2013 Blues Wider Training Group announced". 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ http://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=3938
^ http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/image.cfm?c_id=1&gal_cid=1&gallery_id=107054#6660211
^ "{title}". Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

[auck-profile-1] "Albert Nikoro Auckland ITM Cup Player Profile". Archived from the original on 7 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[stuff-2012-2] "Makos play sharper to get the goodies". 10 September 2012. Retrieved 10 December 2012.

[Albert_Nikoro_Blues_Player_Profile-3] "Albert Nikoro Blues Player Profile". Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 10 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[2013_Blues_Wider_Training_Group_announced-4] "2013 Blues Wider Training Group announced". 7 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 February 2013. Retrieved 10 December 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] ttp://www.mags.school.nz/Story?Action=View&Story_id=3938

[6] ttp://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/image.cfm?c_id=1&gal_cid=1&gallery_id=107054#6660211

[7] "{title}". Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 31 January 2013. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |dead-url= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[Player_Statistics-8] "Player Statistics". its rugby. Retrieved 26 July 2016.

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