Nico Slain is an international rugby league footballer who represented Papua New Guinea at the 2008 Rugby League World Cup. Slain is a prop by preference and played domestically in the English Championship 1 for Hunslet Hawks, after previously playing for the Goroka Lahanis in his native Papua New Guinea.

Nico Slain
Personal information
Full nameNico Slain
Born (1983-04-19) 19 April 1983 (age 41)
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2009Hunslet Hawks11004
Representative
YearsTeamPldTGFGP
2007PNG Prime Minister's XIII10000
2007–08Papua New Guinea20000
As of 9 November 2023

He made one appearance for the Kumuls in their 2008 World Cup campaign in a 46–6 defeat by Australia at the Dairy Farmers Stadium.[1][2][3][4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Nico Slain Profile". rleague.com. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  2. ^ "Wolfman bags three on début – Other League – Fox Sports". Australia: Fox Sports. 14 April 2010. Retrieved 14 April 2010.
  3. ^ PNG will shock big guns, says Costigan Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine @ NRL Official site, 13 October 2008
  4. ^ Kumuls get Pidgin lesson Archived 2011-07-14 at the Wayback Machine @ NRL Official site, 21 October 2008