Tawera Nikau

Tawera Nikau
Nikau in 2023
Born (1967-01-01) 1 January 1967
Huntly, New Zealand
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionLock
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
2008 Pacific Island Barbarians (Wheelchair)
Coaching information
Representative
Years Team Gms W D L W%
200405 New Zealand Māori 0 0 0 0
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Tawera Nuieia Nikau MNZM (born 1 January 1967) is a New Zealand former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1990s and 2000s. 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.