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  •   Home > News > Sports > Rugby League

    Briton Nikora is the latest Kiwis international to put his hand up for State of Origin duty

    Briton Nikora is the latest Kiwis international to put his hand up for State of Origin duty

    - article from www.rugbyleague.co.nz

    Nikora would be eligible to play for Queensland under the new rule, having moved to the Gold Coast with his family well before his 13th birthday.

    He says he's keen but there's a lot of water to go under the bridge...



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