Miah Nikora

Miah Nikora

Date of birth	April 28, 1985 (1985-04-28) (age 26)
Place of birth	Gisborne, New Zealand
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)
Weight	85kg
School	Gisborne Boys' High School
Occupation(s)	Professional rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fly-half
Provincial/State sides
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2009-	Wellington Taranaki Connacht	– –	(-) (-)
Super Rugby
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	Hurricanes	–	(-)
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	NZ Schools NZ Under 19s NZ Under 21s	– – –	(-) (-) (-)

Miah Nikora (born 28 April 1985 in Gisborne, New Zealand) is a New Zealand rugby union footballer who plays in the position of first five-eighths/Fly Half (fly-half) for Connacht in the RaboDirect Pro12. He has also played at fullback in the past.

Nikora is a former New Zealand Under-21, Under-19 and Secondary Schools representative. He first came to prominence playing in the Gisborne Boys' High School First XV.

New Zealand Provincial

After atarting out at Poverty Bay he moved to Wellington. In 2006 Nikora was loaned by Wellington to [[Tasman Rugby Union|] for two years, at the completion of which Tasman was planning to sign Nikora for a further period. However, a condition in the loan agreement stated that if either Jimmy Gopperth or Tamati Ellison got injured or made the All Blacks for the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Wellington could recall Nikora.

During Round Two of the 2006 Air New Zealand Cup, Tamati Ellison was injured and Nikora was drafted back to Wellington. He was then named in the Hurricanes' wider training group for the 2007 Super 14.

Connacht

Nikora joined Connacht for the start of the 2009/2010 season. He regularly either starts or comes off the bench for Ian Keatley in the Fly Half position.^[1] He will compete with Niall O'Connor for the 10 jersey from the start of the 2011-2012 season, as Keatley has joined Munster.^[2] In January 2011 Miah signed a contract extension of 2 years with Connacht, keeping him at the province until the end of the 2012/13 season. He will eligible to play for ireland at the end of the 2011/2012 season on the 3 year residency rule.^[3]

External links

1. ^ http://www.independent.ie/sport/rugby/schmidt-gives-starlets-chance-to-shine-2480307.html
2. ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2010/1227/1224286315997.html
3. ^ http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/rugby/2011/0119/1224287931684.html

See also

• Super 14

• 2007 Super 14

• Hurricanes

• Air New Zealand Cup

• 2006 Air New Zealand Cup Results

• 2006 Air New Zealand Cup Leading Points Scorer

• Wellington Rugby Football Union

• Taranaki Rugby Football Union

• Rugby Union

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Name	Nikora, Miah
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Date of birth	28 April 1985
Place of birth	Gisborne, New Zealand
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