Charnze Nicoll-Klokstad (born 2 August 1995) is a professional

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footballer who plays as a for the

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in the

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(NRL), the New Zealand Māori in the All-Stars and the

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and

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at international level. He previously played for the

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as a er and the

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where he played as a and featured in the

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. He has played for both

and

at international level, playing as a er, , and .

Background

Nicoll-Klokstad was born in

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, New Zealand, and is of

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and Norwegian descent. He played his junior rugby league for the

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, the

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, and the City Newton Dragons in New Zealand before moving to

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as a 15-year old, playing for the Altona Roosters.

Playing career

Early career

Nicoll-Klokstad was signed by the

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and played for their

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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

in their World Cup qualification match against

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, playing on the wing and scoring the first try of the match in their 28–8 loss at

Campbelltown Stadium Campbelltown Sports Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Leumeah, a suburb in South Western Sydney, Australia, owned by Campbelltown City Council. Formerly known as Orana Park and Campbelltown Sports Ground, it is currently the home ground ...

. On 23 October 2015, Nicoll-Klokstad signed with the

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

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, in the 30–20 win at

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. After playing every game for the Warriors in the

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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.

2017

In Round 9 of the

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, Nicoll-Klokstad made his NRL debut for the

against the

Sydney Roosters Eastern Suburbs District Rugby League Football Club, known as the Sydney Roosters are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in Sydney's Eastern Suburbs (Sydney), Eastern Suburbs. The club competes in the National Rugby Lea ...

, playing on the wing in the 14–13 win at

Mt Smart Stadium Mount Smart Stadium, currently known as Go Media Stadium for sponsorship reasons, is a multi-purpose stadium in the suburb of Penrose, Auckland, New Zealand. It is the main home ground of the New Zealand Warriors of the National Rugby League a ...

. On 6 May 2017, Nicoll-Klokstad played for the Cook Islands in their 2017 Pacific Test against

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, playing at fullback in the 32–22 loss at

. In his next match in Round 10 against the

Penrith Panthers The Penrith Panthers are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Greater Western Sydney suburb of Penrith, New South Wales, Penrith that competes in the National Rugby League (NRL). The team is based west of the cen ...

, 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

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. On 13 June 2017, Nicoll-Klokstad re-signed a two-year contract with the Warriors, until the end of the 2019 season.

2018

Nicoll-Klokstad was unable to break into the Warriors first grade squad for the

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, making no appearances in the year after being stuck behind David Fusitu’a and Ken Maumalo.

2019

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

. In Round 1 of the 2019 NRL season, Nicoll-Klokstad made his club debut for the Canberra Raiders against the

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, playing at fullback in the 21–0 win at

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. In Round 3 against the

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, Nicoll-Klokstad scored his first and second club tries for the Raiders in the 17–10 win at

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. Nicoll-Klokstad made a total of 26 appearances for Canberra and scored 11 tries in the

2019 NRL season The 2019 NRL season was the 112th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 22nd season run by the National Rugby League. The Sydney Roosters became the first team to win back-to-back Premierships since the Brisbane Broncos in 1992 ...

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

in which Canberra were defeated by the

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2020

In the

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, 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

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2021

In round 5 of the

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, 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.

2022

On 6 July, it was announced that Nicoll-Klokstad would depart the Canberra club at the end of the

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and re-join his previous club the

starting in 2023.

2023

Nicoll-Klokstad made his first appearance back for the New Zealand Warriors in round 1 of the

2023 NRL season The 2023 NRL season was the 116th season of professional rugby league in Australia and the 26th season run by the National Rugby League. The season consisted of 27 competition rounds, the longest in league history, followed by a finals series ...

scoring a try during the clubs 20–12 victory over

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. 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.

2024

In round 14 of the

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, he scored two tries for New Zealand in their 42–12 victory over North Queensland. He played 17 matches for the New Zealand Warriors in the

which saw the club finish 13th on the table.

2025

On 23 April, the Warriors announced that they had re-signed Nicoll-Klokstad for a further two years.

Statistics

References

External links

Canberra Raiders profile
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