1. Darren Nicholls was born on 15 April 1989 and is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who played as a halfback for the Brisbane Tigers in the Queensland Cup.
15 Facts About Darren Nicholls
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Darren Nicholls previously played for the St George Illawarra Dragons in the NRL.
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Darren Nicholls played junior rugby league for the Holy Cross Rhinos, before being signed by the Wests Tigers.
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From 2008 to 2009, Nicholls played for the Wests Tigers' NYC team, before graduating to their New South Wales Cup team, Balmain Ryde-Eastwood Tigers in 2010.
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Darren Nicholls played for their other Queensland Cup feeder side, Redcliffe Dolphins throughout the year, earning selection in the Queensland Residents team and finishing the season as the competition's leading point-scorer.
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Darren Nicholls captained the Panthers' New South Wales Cup side to an NRL State Championship victory over the Papua New Guinea Hunters, after a player of the match performance in the NSW Cup grand final the week prior.
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In round 17 of the 2018 NRL season, Darren Nicholls made his NRL debut for St George Illawarra at the age of 29 years and 81 days.
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Darren Nicholls became the second oldest player to ever debut in the modern NRL era after Brian Carney, playing at halfback against the Melbourne Storm in place of Ben Hunt who was called up to the Queensland State of Origin team.
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Darren Nicholls spent nearly the entire 2019 season playing for St George Illawarra's reserve grade team in the Canterbury Cup NSW competition.
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Darren Nicholls made two appearances for the first grade team in round 16 against the Melbourne Storm and in round 18 against Penrith, again covering Hunt during the Origin period.
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Darren Nicholls was part of the St George team in the NSW Cup which won the minor premiership but were defeated by eventual premiers Newtown in the preliminary final.
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In November 2019, it was announced that Darren Nicholls had been released by the club.
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In 2020, Darren Nicholls signed with Queensland Cup side Souths Logan Magpies.
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Darren Nicholls joined the Brisbane Tigers in the Queensland Cup in 2021 and was named club captain.
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Darren Nicholls announced his retirement from playing rugby league at the completion of the 2022 Hostplus Cup season on 22 August 2022.