Jackson Nicolau

Jackson Nicolau
Personal information
Born	19 July 1987 (age 37); Innisfail, Queensland, Australia
Playing information
Height	187 cm (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	90 kg (14 st 2 lb)
Position	Five-eighth, Fullback
Club
Representative
	Source:

Last updated December 30, 2024

Jackson Nicolau (born 19 July 1987) is an Australian former professional Rugby league footballer who played for the North Queensland Cowboys in the NRL.

Background

He was born in the North Queensland town of Innisfail. He primarily played in the five eighth position and played for Brisbane's Norths Devils in the Queensland Cup in 2006. He was groomed as the replacement for Scott Hill at Melbourne before deciding to return home and sign with the North Queensland Cowboys.

Playing career

Nicolau debuted for North Queensland in round 3 of the 2007 NRL season coming off the bench against the St. George Illawarra Dragons.

Nicolau joined the Gold Coast Titans in the 2009 season.^[3] He semi-retired in 2010 and began playing for the Tugun Seahawks in the Gold Coast local competition.^[4]

Notes

↑ Rugby League Project
↑ NRL Stats ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}
↑ "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
↑ "Tugun down Ormeau - Gold Coast Rugby League Inc. - SportingPulse". Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

External links

Jackson Nicolau newspaper article (January 2007)
Gold Coast profile
Archived 12 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine

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[1] Rugby League Project

[2] NRL Stats ^{[ permanent dead link ‍]}

[2009_NRL_Player_Movements-3] "2009 NRL Player Movements". NRL Live. 4 October 2008. Archived from the original on 5 October 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2008.

[4] "Tugun down Ormeau - Gold Coast Rugby League Inc. - SportingPulse". Archived from the original on 12 October 2012. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

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