Jayden Nikorima

Jayden Nikorima
Personal information
Born (1996-10-05) 5 October 1996
Palmerston North, New Zealand
Height 174 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight 84 kg (13 st 3 lb)
Playing information
Position Halfback, Five-eighth
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2016– Sydney Roosters 7 1 0 0 4
As of 8 April 2016
Source: [1]

Jayden Nikorima (born 5 October 1996 in Palmerston North, New Zealand) is a New Zealand-Australian rugby league player who currently plays for the Sydney Roosters in the National Rugby League. Nikorima primarily plays as a halfback but can also play at hooker. His older brother Kodi Nikorima is also a professional rugby league player.[2]

Background

Born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, Nikorima is of Māori descent. Nikorima moved to Brisbane, Australia as a 10-year old and played his junior football for the Aspley Devils before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.[3][4] Nikorima was educated at Wavell State High School.[5] In 2013, Nikorima played for the Queensland Under-18s and the Australian Schoolboys representative teams respectively.[6]

Playing career

Early career

In 2014 and 2015, Nikorima played for the Brisbane Broncos Holden Cup team. On 28 April 2014, Nikorima was named as 18th man for the Queensland Under-20s team.[7] On 5 October 2014, Nikorima played for the Broncos in their 2014 Holden Cup Grand Final match against the New Zealand Warriors, playing off the interchange bench, scoring a try and kicking 2 goals in the 34-32 loss.[8][9] On 2 May 2015, Nikorima played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis, playing off the interchange bench in the 22-20 win at Cbus Super Stadium.[10] On 8 July 2015, Nikorima represented the Queensland Under-20s team, playing at five-eighth in the 32-16 loss at the New South Wales under-20s team at Suncorp Stadium.[11] On 25 August 2015, it was announced that Nikorima signed with the Sydney Roosters on a 3-year deal starting from 2016, after months of speculations of what club Nikorima would end up at.[12][13] On 14 September 2015, Nikorima was named on the interchange bench in the 2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year.[14]

2016

On 6 January, Nikorima was selected in the QAS under-20s Origin squad.[15] Nikorima made his first team debut for the Sydney Roosters in the World Club Series against match St Helens.[16][17] In Round 1 of the 2016 NRL season, Nikorima made his NRL debut against the South Sydney Rabbitohs, playing at five-eighth in the Roosters 42-10 loss at the Sydney Football Stadium. In Round 2 against the Canberra Raiders, Nikorima scored his first NRL career try in the Roosters 21-20 loss at Canberra Stadium.[18]

References

  1. ↑ "Jayden Nikorima - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 1996-10-05. Retrieved 2016-04-10.
  2. ↑ "Kodi and Jayden Nikorima Battle for Vacant Spot". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  3. ↑ "Junior Kangaroos Jayden Nikorima and Joe Ofahengaue are Kiwi Born but Proud to Wear Australia Colours". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  4. ↑ "Home | Live Scores & Latest News". Fox Sports. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  5. ↑ "Kodi and Jayden Nikorima Set to Lead Broncos to Glory". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  6. ↑ "Australian Schoolboys Team Announced - Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Fox Sports Pulse. 2013-11-16. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  7. ↑ "Queensland name Under-20s Origin team". NRL.com. 2014-04-28. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  8. ↑ "Kodi and Jayden Nikorima Set to Lead Broncos to Glory". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  9. ↑ "Warriors survive Broncos scare to win Holden Cup". NRL.com. 2014-10-05. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  10. ↑ "Kodi and Jayden Nikorima Set to Lead Broncos to Glory". Couriermail.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  11. ↑ "Kelly scores four as Blues win 20s". NRL.com. 2015-07-08. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  12. ↑ "Jayden Nikorima Signs Three Year Deal with Sydney Roosters". Dailytelegraph.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  13. ↑ "Signing of Jayden Nikorima Gives Sydney Roosters Another Win Over Brisbane Broncos". Smh.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  14. ↑ "2015 Holden Cup Team of the Year". NRL.com. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  15. ↑ "Broncos young guns dominate QAS U20s". QRL.com.au. Retrieved 2016-03-05.
  16. ↑ "Nikorima stars as Roosters thrash St Helens". NRL.com. 2016-02-20. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  17. ↑ Cartwright, Phil (2016-02-19). "World Club Series: St Helens 12-38 Sydney Roosters". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-03-06.
  18. ↑ "Injury-hit Raiders steal comeback win". NRL.com. 2016-03-12. Retrieved 2016-04-10.

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