Sonny Nickle

Sonny Nickle (born 4 May 1969) is an English former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s. He played at club level as a prop or second-row for Hunslet, St Helens, Bradford Bulls, Sheffield Eagles and the Leigh Centurions.[2][3][4]

Sonny Nickle
Personal information
Full nameSonny Julian Nickle
Born (1969-05-04) 4 May 1969
Leeds, England
Playing information
PositionProp, Second-row
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1987–88 Hunslet 26+1 8 0 0 32
1989–91 Sheffield Eagles 55+4 22 0 0 88
1991–95 St. Helens 110+7 35 0 0 140
1995–98 Bradford Bulls 44+20 18 0 0 72
1999–02 St. Helens 96+19 14 0 0 56
2003 Leigh Centurions 30 4 0 0 16
Total 412 101 0 0 404
Representative
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1995 England 1 0 0 0 0
1992–95 Great Britain 6 0 0 0 0
1992 GB tour games 0+2 0 0 0 0
Source: [1][2][3][4]

Background

Sonny Nickle was born in Leeds, West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He is the youngest of four brothers.

Playing career

He was part of the package put together by St. Helens to bring Paul Newlove to the club from the Bradford Bulls. Sonny Nickle was an athletic forward who was a powerful runner. He enjoyed the distinction of representing Great Britain on six occasions.

Sonny Nickle played right-second-row, i.e. number 12, in St. Helens 4-5 defeat by Wigan in the 1992 Lancashire County Cup Final during the 1992–93 season at Knowsley Road, St. Helens on Sunday 18 October 1992.[5]

Nickle played for Bradford at second-row in their 1996 Challenge Cup Final defeat by St Helens.[6]

Nickle played for St. Helens at second-row in their 1999 Super League Grand Final victory over Bradford Bulls. Having won the 1999 Championship, St. Helens contested in the 2000 World Club Challenge against National Rugby League Premiers the Melbourne Storm, with Nickle playing at hooker in the loss. Nickle played for St. Helens from the interchange bench in their 2000 Super League Grand Final victory over Wigan Warriors. As Super League V champions, St. Helens played against 2000 NRL Premiers, the Brisbane Broncos in the 2001 World Club Challenge, Nickle played at prop in Saints' victory.

References
  1. RL Record Keepers' Club
  2. "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
  3. "England Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. "Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk". englandrl.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Archived from the original on 18 April 2018. Retrieved 1 January 2018.CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. "1992–1993 Lancashire Cup Final". wigan.rlfans.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  6. "steveprescottfoundation.co.uk". Steve Prescott Stats. Steve Prescott Foundation. Retrieved 3 June 2012.
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