Name Mark Nicholls Career start 2012 Weight 104 kg | Height 1.94 m Role Rugby Player | |
Mark Nicholls (born 5 January 1990) is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who currently plays for the Melbourne Storm in the National Rugby League. He plays at prop and second-row. He previously played for the Canberra Raiders.
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Background
Born in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Nicholls played his junior rugby league for the Leeton Raiders and Gungahlin Bulls, before being signed by the Canberra Raiders.
Early career
From 2008 to 2010, Nicholls played for the Canberra Raiders' NYC team. In October 2010, he played for the Junior Kangaroos against the Junior Kiwis.
2012
In round 17 of the 2012 NRL season, Nicholls made his NRL debut for the Raiders against the St. George Illawarra Dragons. He went on to play 12 consecutive games that year, coming off the bench as a prop.
2013
On 25 April, Nicholls re-signed with the Raiders on a 2-year contract.
2014
On 9 July, Nicholls played for the New South Wales Residents against the Queensland Residents.
2015
On 6 October, Nicholls signed a one-year contract with the Melbourne Storm starting in 2016.
2016
On 1 February, Nicholls was named in the Storm's 2016 NRL Auckland Nines squad.
2017
Nicholls was named in the Storm squad for the 2017 NRL Auckland Nines.
He made his Storm debut against the Penrith Panthers in round five of the 2017 season.