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Player Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad

Date of Birth
Aug 2, 1995
Birth Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Nationality
  1. 🇳🇿 New Zealand
  2. 🇨🇰 Cook Islands
Height (cm)
182 cm
Weight (kg)
96 kg
Nickname
CNK
Warrior #
218
Warriors Debut Date
Apr 30, 2017
Warriors Debut Details
April 30 2017, Round 9 vs Sydney Roosters at Mt Smart Stadium, Auckland, New Zealand
Warriors Years Active
  1. 2017
  2. 2018
  3. 2023
Signed From
Melbourne Storm
Rep Honours
  1. NZ
  2. Cook Islands
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charnze_Nicoll-Klokstad
Rugby League Project
https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/charnze-nicoll-klokstad/summary.html
NameCharnze Nicoll-Klokstad
Born02 August 1995 (Auckland, New Zealand)
Height182cm
Weight96kg
PositionFullback, Centre
Warriors Player Number#218
Warriors DebutRound 9 vs. Sydney Roosters, 30 April 2017
Warriors Career2017-2018, 2023-
RepresentativeNew Zealand, Maori All Stars, Cook Islands
Junior ClubCity Newton Dragons, Altona Roosters
Previous ClubCanberra Raiders

Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (born 2 August 1995) is a professional rugby league footballer from New Zealand who plays as a fullback for the New Zealand Warriors in the National Rugby League (NRL). He has played for the Cook Islands, New Zealand, and the New Zealand Māori at international level.

He previously played for the Warriors and the Canberra Raiders in the NRL.

Nicoll-Klokstad was born in Auckland, New Zealand, and is of Cook Islands, Māori and Norwegian descent. He played his junior rugby league for the Mount Albert Lions, the Richmond Rovers, and the City Newton Dragons in New Zealand before moving to Melbourne, Australia as a 15-year old, playing for the Altona Roosters.

Nicoll-Klokstad was signed by the Melbourne Storm and played for their S. G. Ball Cup team before joining their NYC team for 2014 and 2015, playing in 37 matches and scoring 16 tries. In 2014, Nicoll-Klokstad received Melbourne's NYC back of the year and the Greg Brentnall Young Achievers’ Award. On 17 October 2015, Nicoll-Klokstad represented Cook Islands in their World Cup qualification match against Tonga, playing on the wing and scoring the first try of the match in their 28–8 loss at Campbelltown Stadium. On 23 October 2015, Nicoll-Klokstad signed with the New Zealand Warriors on a 2-year contract starting in 2016.

On 8 May 2016, Nicoll-Klokstad played at fullback for the Cook Islands in their international against Lebanon, in the 30–20 win at Belmore Oval. After playing every game for the Warriors in the Intrust Super Premiership NSW in 2016, and winning their ISP player of the year award, Nicoll-Klokstad was named at centre in the 2016 ISP Team of the Year.

In Round 9 of the 2017 NRL season, Nicoll-Klokstad made his NRL debut for the New Zealand Warriors against the Sydney Roosters, playing on the wing in the 14–13 win at Mt Smart Stadium. On 6 May 2017, Nicoll-Klokstad played for the Cook Islands in their 2017 Pacific Test against Papua New Guinea, playing at fullback in the 32–22 loss at Campbelltown Stadium. In his next match in Round 10 against the Penrith Panthers, Nicoll-Klokstad scored his first and second NRL career tries in the Warriors 36–28 loss as they blew up a 28-6 halftime lead at Penrith Stadium. On 13 June 2017, Nicoll-Klokstad re-signed a two-year contract with the Warriors, until the end of the 2019 season.

Nicoll-Klokstad was unable to break into the Warriors first grade squad for the 2018 NRL season, making no appearances in the year after being stuck behind David Fusitu’a and Ken Maumalo.

On February 8, 2019, Nicoll-Klokstad was granted a release from his contract with the Warriors to take up a two-year deal with the Canberra Raiders.[ In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL season, Nicoll-Klokstad made his club debut for the Canberra Raiders against the Gold Coast Titans, playing at fullback in the 21–0 win at Robina Stadium. In Round 3 against the Newcastle Knights, Nicoll-Klokstad scored his first and second club tries for the Raiders in the 17–10 win at Canberra Stadium.

Nicoll-Klokstad made a total of 26 appearances for Canberra and scored 11 tries in the 2019 NRL season as he enjoyed a breakout season. Canberra would go on to qualify for their first grand final in 25 years. Nicoll-Klokstad played at fullback for Canberra in the 2019 NRL Grand Final in which Canberra were defeated by the Sydney Roosters at ANZ Stadium.

In the 2020 NRL season, he made 21 appearances as Canberra finished 5th and qualified for the finals. He played in all three finals games including the preliminary final loss to Melbourne at Suncorp Stadium.

In round 5 of the 2021 NRL season, he suffered a neck injury in Canberra's 30-10 loss against Penrith. Nicoll-Klokstad was later ruled out for eight weeks.

Nicoll-Klokstad returned to the Canberra side for their round 23 match against Manly. He came on in the second half and with his first carry of the ball lost it forward. From the resulting play Manly scored a crucial try and eventually won the game 19-18.

On 6 July, it was announced that Nicoll-Klokstad would depart the Canberra club at the end of the 2022 NRL season and re-join his previous club the New Zealand Warriors starting in 2023.

Nicoll-Klokstad made his 2023 club debut for the New Zealand Warriors in round 1 of the 2023 NRL season scoring a try during the clubs 20-12 victory over Newcastle. He played 23 games for the New Zealand Warriors in the 2023 NRL season as the club finished 4th on the table and qualified for the finals. Nicoll-Klokstad played in all three finals games as the club reached the preliminary final before being defeated by Brisbane.



The 26-year-old Nicoll-Klokstad signed a three-year contract to bring him back to his original NRL club after spending the previous four seasons with the Canberra Raiders.

Nicoll-Klokstad made his NRL debut with the One New Zealand Warriors in their 14-13 ninth-round win over the Sydney Roosters at Mount Smart Stadium in 2017. He went on to score seven tries in seven appearances in his rookie season but he didn’t add to his tally in 2018 before leaving to link up with the Raiders in 2019.

In four seasons there he scored 23 tries in 67 matches while averaging almost 160 metres a game.

As well as playing for the Cook Islands he played three Tests for the Kiwis in 2019, represented the Māori All Stars in 2021 and was in New Zealand's squad at the 2022 Rugby League World Cup.

Of Cook Islands, Māori and Norwegian descent, Nicoll-Klokstad played his junior football in Auckland before moving to Melbourne where he joined the Altona Roosters.

Signed by the Storm he played for the club in the under-20 National Youth Competition in 2014 and 2015 before linking with the One New Zealand Warriors. He was a regular for club’s New South Wales Cup side playing all 24 matches in 2016 and being named the Vodafone Warriors’ NSW player of the year. In his NRL rookie season in 2017, Nicoll-Klokstad won the One New Zealand Warriors’ clubman of the year accolade.

His first season with the Raiders was a breakout year in which he scored 11 tries and appeared in the grand final, making a game-high 237 metres in his side’s 8-14 loss to the Sydney Roosters.

 
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