Former NZ & NZ Māori international rugby league footballer
Tawera Nikau
MNZM
Nikau in 2023
Born
(1967-01-01) 1 January 1967 (age 57)
Huntly, New Zealand
Rugby league career
Playing information
Position
Lock
Club
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1988–90
Canterbury-Bankstown
10
5
0
0
20
1990–91
Ryedale York
25
3
0
0
12
1991–96
Castleford Tigers
164
25
0
0
100
1995–97
Cronulla Sharks
67
7
0
0
28
1998–99
Melbourne Storm
53
8
0
0
32
2000–01
Warrington Wolves
59
9
0
0
36
Total
378
57
0
0
228
Representative
Years
Team
Pld
T
G
FG
P
1986–87
Waikato
14
2
0
0
8
1989–93
Auckland
22
7
0
0
28
1990–97
New Zealand
19
4
0
0
16
1990–00
New Zealand Māori
8
1
0
0
4
Coaching information
Representative
Years
Team
Gms
W
D
L
W%
2004–05
New Zealand Māori
0
0
0
0
Source: [1][2]
[3]
Tawera Nuieia Nikau[4]MNZM (born 1 January 1967) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s.[1] A New Zealand international representative forward, he played club football at a number of different clubs in New Zealand, England and Australia during his career, including the Melbourne Storm's victory in the 1999 NRL season Grand Final.
^ ab"Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^"Coach Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
^RL Record Keepers' Club
^Lion Red Rugby League Annual 1993, New Zealand Rugby League, 1993. p.1
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