Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad
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| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Born | 2 August 1995 Auckland, New Zealand | |||||
| Height | 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) | |||||
| Weight | 86 kg (13 st 8 lb) | |||||
| Playing information | ||||||
| Position | Halfback, Five-eighth, Centre, Wing, Fullback | |||||
| Club | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2016– | NZ Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Representative | ||||||
| Years | Team | Pld | T | G | FG | P |
| 2015 | Cook Islands | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| As of 24 February 2016 | ||||||
| Source: [1] | ||||||
Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (born 2 August 1995) is a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League. Nicoll-Klokstad is a utility player who can fill in any position in the backline. He is a Cook Islands international representative. As well as the Cook Islands and New Zealand, he is also eligible to represent Norway at international level.
Background
Born in Auckland, New Zealand, Nicoll-Klokstad is of Cook Islands, Māori and Norwegian descent.[2] Nicoll-Klokstad played his junior football for Mount Albert Lions, Richmond Rovers and City Newton Dragons in New Zealand before moving to Melbourne, Australia as a 15-year old, playing for the Altona Roosters before being signed by the Melbourne Storm.[3] In 2013, Nicoll-Klokstad played for the Storm's S.G Ball team.[4]
Playing career
Nicoll-Klokstad played for the Melbourne Storm's NYC team in 2014 and 2015, playing in 37 matches and scoring 16 tries.[5] In 2014, Nicoll-Klokstad received Melbourne’s NYC back of the year and receiving the Greg Brentnall Young Achievers’ Award. On 17 October 2015, Nicoll-Klokstad represented Cook Islands in their World Cup qualification match against Tonga, playing on the wing and scoring the first try of the match in the Cook Islands 28-8 loss at Campbelltown Stadium.[6] On 23 October 2015, Nicoll-Klokstad signed with the New Zealand Warriors on a 2-year deal, starting from 2016.[7]
In September 2016, Nicoll-Klokstad was named at centre in the 2016 Intrust Super Premiership NSW Team of the Year.[8]
References
- ↑ "Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ↑ "Warriors sign Melbourne Storm utility back Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad on two-year deal". Stuff. 23 October 2015. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ Rashneel Kumar. "Rising Kuki star signed by Warriors". Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ "Introducing Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad - Warriors". Warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ↑ "Young Melbourne utility signed - Warriors". Warriors.kiwi. Retrieved 2016-02-26.
- ↑ "Tonga qualify for 2017 World Cup". NRL.com. 2015-10-17. Retrieved 2016-01-06.
- ↑ "Warriors sign Storm utility". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. Retrieved 24 February 2016.
- ↑ NSWRL.com.au (2016-03-26). "2016 Intrust Super Cup Team of the Year". Zero Tackle. Retrieved 2016-09-23.