Nickson Kolo
Nickson Kolo is a Papua New Guinean professional rugby league footballer, a blockbusting forward who plays for the newly formed club Gulf Isapeas in the Digicel Cup in Papua New Guinea, He is a former Papua New Guinea international.
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| Born | 17 August 1985 Mount Hagen, Papua New Guinea | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 97 kg (15 st 4 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Lock, Second-row, Prop | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He has represented Papua New Guinea in the Prime Minister's XIII games between Australia and PNG between 2007 and 2010. His trade mark, blockbusting runs had earned him a place in the Papua New Guinea training squad for the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[3]
He played for PNG in the 2008 Rugby League World Cup.[4]
He has also played for Papua New Guinea in the 2010 Four Nations tournament in New Zealand and Australia.
References
- Rugby League Project
- "Rugby League Foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
- "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 2008-08-01. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
- "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-14.
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