Career
He primarily plays at halfback, five-eighth and fullback, but can also fill in at hooker. Born in Palmerston North, New Zealand, Nikorima is of Māori descent. He moved to Brisbane, Australia as a 12-year-old and played his junior rugby league for the Aspley Devils, while being educated at Wavell State High School, before being signed by the Brisbane Broncos.
Early career
From 2012 to 2014, Nikorima played for the Brisbane Broncos" New York City team
In February 2014, Nikorima was selected in the Broncos runners-up 2014 Auckland Nines squad. On 5 October 2014, Nikorima played for the Broncos in their 2014 New York City Grand Final match against the New Zealand Warriors, playing at fullback and scoring a try in the 34-32 loss.
2015
In January and February, Nikorima played for the Broncos in the 2015 NRL Auckland Nines. On 28 April, he was named as 18th-man for New Zealand against Australia in the 2015 ANZAC Test.
On 12 May, he re-signed with the Broncos on a one-year contract.
On 4 October, he played off the interchange bench in the Broncos" 17-16 golden-point extra-time loss to the North Queensland Cowboys in the 2015 NRL Grand Final. He finished off his debut season in the NRL having played in 20 matches and scoring 1 try for the Broncos. On 9 October, he was selected in the 23-man New Zealand squad to tour England.
On 2 November, he made his international debut against England, playing off the interchange bench in the Kiwis" 12-26 loss at KC Stadium.
On 14 November, in the third and final test match against England, Nikorima kept his starting halfback spot for the Kiwis in their 14-20 final loss at DW Stadium.
