Marata Niukore

Marata Niukore
Personal information
Born (1996-07-29) 29 July 1996
Auckland, New Zealand
Height 188 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight 102 kg (16 st 1 lb)
Playing information
Position Second-row

Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2018– Parramatta Eels 14 0 0 0 0
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
2017 Cook Islands 1 0 0 0 0
Source: [1]

Marata Niukore (born 29 July 1996) is a Cook Islands international rugby league footballer who plays for the Parramatta Eels in the National Rugby League. He primarily plays as a second-row and centre.

Background

Niukore was born in Auckland, New Zealand.

Career

He started his career with the New Zealand Warriors Under 20s before being signed by the Parramatta Eels until the end of 2018 and playing for Wentworthville Magpies in the NSW Cup. Niukore made a total of 40 appearances for Wentworthville over 2 seasons[2] . He represented the Cook Islands against Papua New Guinea in 2017.

In round 11 2018, Niukore made his NRL debut for Parramatta against the New Zealand Warriors.[3] Niukore ended the 2018 season for Parramatta with 14 appearances for the club as The Eels endured a horror season on and off the field claiming its 14th wooden spoon.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "MarataNiukore - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 2016-03-18.
  2. ↑ https://www.nswrl.com.au/news/2018/05/15/debutant-watch-niukore/
  3. ↑ "PNG vs Cook Islands". 9WWOS. 6 May 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
  4. ↑ https://www.nrl.com/news/2018/09/12/parramatta-eels-2018-season-review/
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