Mark Nicholls (rugby league)
.jpg) Nicholls playing for the Mount Pritchard Mounties in 2013. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 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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Source: [1] As of 21 September 2015 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 1-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2016.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Mark Nicholls - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 5 January 1990. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
- ^ "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.
{{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in:|publisher=(help) - ^ "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.
{{cite web}}: Missing or empty|title=(help)[dead link] - ^ "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 26 September 2015.
- ^ "Storm announce four key signings | NRL". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
- ^ "STORM SIGN RAIDER". Rugby League Week. Retrieved 24 September 2015.