Amanaki Nicole (8 February 1992) is a New Zealand

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player.

Personal life

Nicole was educated at Burnside High School.

Career

Nicole made his international debut for New Zealand Sevens in 2018. He played for New Zealand at the 2018 Oceania Sevens Championship held in

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, the country of his birth. He was named in the New Zealand squad for the

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. Nicole was named as a travelling reserve for the All Blacks Sevens squad for the

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. In September, He was selected for the team again for the

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. He won a silver medal after his side lost to

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in the gold medal final.

References

1992 births Living people New Zealand rugby union players Olympic rugby sevens players for New Zealand Rugby sevens players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in rugby sevens Olympic silver medalists for New Zealand Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics People educated at Burnside High School Rugby union wings Southland rugby union players 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen {{NewZealand-rugbyunion-bio-1990s-stub