Nick Koster

Ralph Nicholas Köster

Full name	Ralph Nicholas Köster
Date of birth	22 February 1989 (1989-02-22) (age 22)
Place of birth	Robertson, South Africa
Height	1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight	104 kg (16 st 5 lb)
Nickname	Nick
School	Bishops
University	UCT
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Eightman
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2008-	Western Province	18	20 (4t)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009-	Stormers	4	(0)

Ralph ("Nick") Nicholas Köster (born 22 February 1989 in Robertson) is a South African rugby union player.^[1] He plays the position of Flanker or Eight Man.

He made his Currie Cup debut at the age of 19, playing at 8th man in 2008, and was picked on the bench for the Barbarians side to play Australia at Wembley, later that year.^[2] He made his Super 14 debut for the Stormers in 2009, playing on the wing, but suffered an knee injury against the Lions at Newlands which put him out of action.

His fulltime return to the top flight was off the bench against the Griquas on 8 August 2010. The following week he started at openside flank (no.7) versus the Blue Bulls. Köster had Province's highest tackle count (24 tackles) against the Bulls, while his 11 ball carries was second only to Duane Vermeulen and he was one of only three WP players to secure a turnover.

References

1. ^ http://www.sarugby.co.za/profile.aspx?id=37380
2. ^ http://www.supersport.com/rugby/currie-cup/news/100804/Koster_back_in_WP_squad_for_Griquas

External links

• Stormers profile
• SA rugby profile

Persondata
Name	Koster, Nick
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	22 February 1989
Place of birth	Robertson, South Africa
Date of death
Place of death