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Elijah Niko
Date of birth (1990-09-11) 11 September 1990 (age 33)
Place of birthWellington, New Zealand
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Weight110 kg (243 lb)
SchoolSt John's College (Hastings)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Centre
Current team Yorkshire Carnegie
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)

2015–16
2016–18
2018–		 Section Paloise
SC Albi
AS Béziers Hérault
Yorkshire Carnegie		 102


(125)


Elijah Niko (born 11 September 1990) is a New Zealand rugby football player who currently plays rugby union for Ealing Trailfinders in the RFU Championship.

Career

Niko grew up playing rugby league, and in 2005 become the youngest ever player at the age of 15 years to represent the Hawke's Bay Unicorns in the Batercard Cup competition which is rugby leagues ITM cup.[2]

He signed with the New Zealand Warriors in 2008 and played for their under-20s side.[3] He was part of the team that won the 2010 Toyota Cup and ended his under-20s career having scored 21 tries in 36 games.[4]

He joined the Melbourne Storm for the 2011 season also playing for the Easts Tigers club, the feeder club to the Storm where he was named the Queensland Cup winger of the year .[5][6]

Niko later switched codes to rugby union and was included in the Australian national 7's squad however he opted out in order to take up a contract in France and signed with Section Paloise in the Top 14. As well as being named in the team of the year he was the top try scorer for 2 consecutive years with the club totaling 25 tries. He won the French championship with Section Paloise in 2015 with their win against Montauban.He was loaned to SC Albi midway through the 2015/2016 season in the Rugby Pro D2 competition.[7][8]

He later signed a three-year contract with Beziers. On 27 November 2018, Niko was granted an immediate release from his contract to join Yorkshire Carnegie in the RFU Championship for the 2018-19 season. Niko has recently signed a 2 year contract with ambitious club Ealing Trailfinders for the upcoming season.[9]

Personal Life

Niko has one young child.[citation needed]. He is the cousin of current Rugby players Alex Tulou, Taleta Tupuola and Albert Anae He is also the cousin of New Zealand singer and songwriter Victor J Sefo.[citation needed] He is of Samoan descent.

References

  1. ^ "Elijah Niko | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum". En.espn.co.uk. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  2. ^ Niko eager to make NRL clubs pay attention Hawke's Bay Today, 15 September 2007
  3. ^ "RUGBY LEAGUE - One Niko to play in Warriors squad". 6 February 2009 – via New Zealand Herald.
  4. ^ "NRL: Warriors unchanged for final". The New Zealand Herald. 29 September 2010. Retrieved 15 September 2011.
  5. ^ "Storm announce new signings". The Daily Telegraph. UK. 26 August 2010. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  6. ^ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  7. ^ "Pau's New Zealand winger Elijah Niko runs with the ball during the..." Gettyimages.com. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  8. ^ "Google Translate". Translate.google.co.nz. Retrieved 29 June 2016.
  9. ^ "Rugby Union Championship: 'Exciting strike player' Niko snapped up by Yorkshire Carnegie boss Stirling". Yorkshire Evening Post. 27 November 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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