Mark Nicholls (rugby league)

Mark Nicholls (born 5 January 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the South Sydney Rabbitohs in the NRL.

Mark Nicholls
Personal information
Born (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990
Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia
Height194 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2012–15 Canberra Raiders 19 1 0 0 4
2016–17 Melbourne Storm 9 0 0 0 0
2018– South Sydney 46 2 0 0 8
Total 74 3 0 0 12
As of 1 October 2019
Source: [1]

He previously played for the Canberra Raiders and the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League.

Background

Nicholls was born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia.

He played his junior rugby league for the Leeton Raiders and Gungahlin Bulls, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.

Playing career

Early career

From 2008 to 2010, Nicholls played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team.[2][3] In October 2010, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.[4]

2012

In round 17 of the 2012 NRL season, Nicholls made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.[5] He went on to play 12 consecutive games that year, coming off the bench as a prop.[6][7]

Nicholls playing for the Raiders

2013

On 25 April, Nicholls re-signed with Canberra on a two-year contract.[8]

2014

On 9 July, Nicholls played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.[9]

2015

On 6 October, Nicholls signed a one-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2016.[10][11]

2016

On 1 February, Nicholls was named in the Storm's 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad. He made no appearances for Melbourne in the 2016 NRL season.[12][13]

2017

Nicholls was named in the Storm squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.[14]

He made his Melbourne debut against the Penrith Panthers in round 5 of the 2017 NRL season. He made a total of nine appearances for Melbourne as the club won the Minor Premiership and the premiership itself defeating North Queensland in the 2017 NRL Grand Final.[15]

2018

Nicholls made his South Sydney debut in round 1 of the 2018 NRL season, starting at prop in South Sydney's 32-20 loss to the New Zealand Warriors. He made a total of 12 appearances for South Sydney in the 2018 NRL season.

2019

Nicholls made a total of 24 appearances for South Sydney in the 2019 NRL season as the club finished third on the table and qualified for the finals. Nicholls played in all three of the club's finals games including South Sydney's preliminary final loss against his former club Canberra.[16][17][18][19]

2020

In round 10 of the 2020 NRL season, he scored his first try for South Sydney as they lost 20-18 against Newcastle at Bankwest Stadium.[20]

References
  1. "Mark Nicholls - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. 5 January 1990. Retrieved 3 November 2016.
  2. "N". NYC DATABASE. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  3. Jean, David (17 March 2009). "Dream green start just out of reach". The Sydney Morning Herald. The Canberra Times. Retrieved 1 August 2012.
  4. "Junior Kangaroos team named". NRL - The official site of the National Rugby League - NRL.com. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  5. Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (19 August 2015). "NRL 2012". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  6. Shawn Dollin and Andrew Ferguson (1 September 2015). "Custom Match List". Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  7. https://archive.today/20130219175400/http://www.raiders.com.au/news-display/Player-Review-2012--Mark-Nicholls/65446. Archived from the original on 19 February 2013. Retrieved 14 January 2013. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. "Mark Nicholls re-signs until the end of 2015". NRL - Zero Tackle. 25 April 2013. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  9. NRL (July 2014). "VB NSW Cup Representative Side - Team Announcement". NSWRL. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  10. "Storm announce four key signings | NRL". Zero Tackle. 6 October 2015. Retrieved 6 October 2015.
  11. "STORM SIGN RAIDER". Rugby League Week. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  12. "Storm name youthful Nines squad". NRL.com. February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  13. "2016 Downer NRL Auckland Nines Official Squads". NRL. 3 February 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2017.
  14. "2017 Auckland Nines squads: Every player named for the tournament". The Roar. 28 February 2017. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
  15. "NRL: Melbourne Storm defence holds out Penrith Panthers". The Examiner. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
  16. "South Sydney Rabbitohs beat Manly Sea Eagles 34-26 in NRL semi-final". ABC.
  17. "Rabbitohs dig deep to eliminate Sea Eagles in finals thriller". NRL.
  18. "Canberra Raiders end 25-year wait to reach NRL grand final with victory over Rabbitohs". The Guardian.
  19. "South Sydney Rabbitohs coach Wayne Bennett confirms major changes for Sydney Roosters final". Sporting News.
  20. "South Sydney v Newcastle". www.foxsports.com.
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