Nickson Kolo
Birth date17 August 1985 (age 41)
Birth placeMount Hagen, Papua New Guinea
Height175 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight97 kg (15 st 4 lb)
Club 1Wari Vele Raiders
Year1start2006
Year1end07
Appearances 139
Tries 111
Goals 10
Fieldgoals 10
Points 144
Club 2Master Mak City Rangers
Year2start2008
Year2end09
Appearances 220
Tries 28
Goals 20
Fieldgoals 20
Points 232
Club 3Hela Wigmen
Year3start2010
Year3end11
Appearances 315
Tries 37
Goals 30
Fieldgoals 30
Points 328
Club 4Mt Hagen Eagles
Year4start2012
Appearances 46
Tries 44
Goals 40
Fieldgoals 40
Points 416
Club 5Gulf Isapea
Year5start2013
Year5endpresent
Appearances 55
Tries 54
Goals 50
Fieldgoals 50
Points 516
TeamaPapua New Guinea
Yearastart2006
Yearaend10
Appearancesa20
Triesa5
Goalsa0
Fieldgoalsa0
Pointsa20
TeambPNG Prime Minister's XIII
Yearbstart2007
Yearbend10
Appearancesb4
Triesb3
Goalsb0
Fieldgoalsb0
Pointsb12
Updated9 November 2023
Source[1][2]

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.

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

  1. ^ Rugby League Project
  2. ^ "Rugby League Foundation". Archived from the original on 2012-05-26. Retrieved 2013-07-10.
  3. ^ "PNG name preliminary squad". RLWC.com. 2008-08-01. Archived from the original on 2010-04-10. Retrieved 2008-08-06.
  4. ^ "Wilshere handed Kumuls captaincy". BBC. 2008-10-14. Retrieved 2008-10-14.