Players Biography




This player has played for St Helens on more than one occasion, his stats are listed below from ALL OCCURANCES and TOTALS also.
Signed From Date Signed First Match Opponents Last Match Opponents APP Sub T G DG PTS
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Sheffield Eagles 03-07-1991 01-09-1991 Hull 20-9-1995 Warrington 110 7 35 0 0 140
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Bradford Bulls -- 14-02-1999 Hunslet Hawks 7-9-2001 Leeds Rhinos 77 14 11 0 0 44
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Barrow Border Raiders 24-12-2001 28-03-2002 London Broncos 5-10-2002 Bradford Bulls 19 5 3 0 0 12
Totals: 20626490 0196


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Biography

This second row was one of Knowsley Road`s most popular players. Sonny had three spells with the club, Sonny originally joined St. Helens in 1991, for a fee reported to be in the region of `£80,000, from Sheffield Eagles, following an earlier spell at Hunslet. At 6ft 2ins and 17stones he has always been a tough nut to bring down. His early days were also characterised by a fair turn of speed.

He became an instant favourite on the terraces, as he is one of the game`s entertainers. Early on in his St. Helens` career he made the No.12, 2nd Row jersey his own following a string of block busting displays, in which, at times, he was unstoppable. He earned Representative honours, amassing 6 Gt. Britain caps and also earned selection for Gt. Britain`s U21s and England. In his first spell with Saints, he helped the club win the 1993 Premiership Trophy and was a runner up in the Lancashire Cup, League Championship and Premiership.

In November 1995, Sonny reluctantly departed the Knowsley Road scene as part of the World Record Transfer deal, which brought Paul Newlove to Saints. He enjoyed three highly successful seasons with Bradford Bulls, which culminated in two Challenge Cup Final defeats at the hands of St. Helens in 1996 and 1997 and the winning of the Super League Trophy in Super League II.

He returned to St. Helens in January 1999. Then equally at home in the prop forward position, Sonny`s phenomenal strength and work rate were his greatest assets. Under, Head Coaches, Ellery Hanley and Ian Millward, he became a permanent fixture in the St. Helens team, and helped the club win, back to back Super League titles in 1999 and 2000 and both the World Club Challenge and Challenge Cup in 2001.

He departed Knowsley Road for a second time at the end of the 2001 season and joined Barrow Border Raiders. He was however, never destined to pull on one of their jerseys. In Sonny`s last Saints appearance, he was placed `on report` and subsequently suspended for his part in a tackle, which left Leeds hooker Robbie Mears with a broken jaw. Before he had served his suspension, he had re joined St. Helens for a third time.

Relieved to be back, Sonny has had a magnificent 2002. Considered by many to be Saints` best `go forward` player, he has played a valuable role in St. Helens winning their fourth Super League Trophy. Extremely unlucky not to be selected in both the Challenge Cup Final, or Super League Grand Final teams, Sonny was just thankful of having an extra 12 months with Saints, that he never expected.

Sonny Nickle had a magnificent career and reached the very pinnacle of his profession. He is a genuine nice guy who has given hours of pleasure for the St. Helens spectators. Sonny signed for Leigh Centurions on December 30th., 2002.

Nickle made his debut for Saints at Hull as part of the team that defeated the `airlie birds` by 31 points to 10 on September 1st., 1991. Sonny made 232 appearances for the Club and scored 49 tries. He gained six caps for Great Britain and went on the 1992 Lions Tour down under.



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Sonny Nickle : Season Stats

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W/D/LPosDateOpponentsCompSeasonVenueFTFTOTGDGNPS**
W 12 18th Aug 1991 Widnes* Fr Charity 1991~92 A 30 26 1 0 0 View
W 12 1st Sep 1991 Hull L 1991~92 A 31 10 0 0 0 View
W 12 8th Sep 1991 Warrington L 1991~92 H 27 20 1 0 0 View
W 12 23rd Oct 1991 Salford L 1991~92 H 25 16 0 0 0 View
W 15 8th Dec 1991 Swinton L 1991~92 H 28 4 0 0 0 View
L 12 15th Dec 1991 Hull K.R. L 1991~92 A 14 24 0 0 0 View
L 15 26th Dec 1991 Wigan L 1991~92 A 6 16 0 0 0 View
W 15 1st Jan 1992 Widnes L 1991~92 H 24 22 0 0 0 View
W 15 5th Jan 1992 Salford L 1991~92 A 15 6 0 0 0 View
W 11 12th Jan 1992 Featherstone Rovers L 1991~92 H 28 10 1 0 0 View
W 11 19th Jan 1992 Wakefield Trinity L 1991~92 H 40 12 0 0 0 View
W 11 2nd Feb 1992 Widnes CC1 1991~92 A 10 2 0 0 0 View
W 11 8th Feb 1992 Leeds CC2 1991~92 A 32 12 0 0 0 View
W 12 16th Feb 1992 Bradford Northern L 1991~92 A 20 8 0 0 0 View
L 11 22nd Feb 1992 Wigan CC3 1991~92 H 6 13 0 0 0 View
W 11 1st Mar 1992 Leeds L 1991~92 H 19 8 0 0 0 View
D 12 8th Mar 1992 Castleford L 1991~92 A 8 8 0 0 0 View
W 12 22nd Mar 1992 Halifax L 1991~92 H 30 28 0 0 0 View
W 12 29th Mar 1992 Hull L 1991~92 H 42 12 0 0 0 View
L 12 4th Apr 1992 Warrington L 1991~92 A 18 30 0 0 0 View
L 12 17th Apr 1992 Wigan L 1991~92 H 6 16 0 0 0 View
W 12 20th Apr 1992 Widnes L 1991~92 A 28 23 1 0 0 View
W 11 26th Apr 1992 Halifax PT1 1991~92 H 52 6 2 0 0 View
W 11 10th May 1992 Castleford PTSF 1991~92 H 30 14 0 0 0 View
L 11 17th May 1992 Wigan PTF 1991~92 N 16 48 0 0 0 View
W 12 30th Aug 1992 Leeds L 1992~93 A 27 14 0 0 0 View
W 12 6th Sep 1992 Wakefield Trinity L 1992~93 H 24 12 1 0 0 View
W 12 13th Sep 1992 Barrow LC1 1992~93 A 36 2 1 0 0 View
W 12 20th Sep 1992 Sheffield Eagles L 1992~93 A 18 10 1 0 0 View
W 11 27th Sep 1992 Salford L 1992~93 H 48 8 0 0 0 View
W 11 30th Sep 1992 Widnes LC2 1992~93 H 10 8 0 0 0 View
W 12 4th Oct 1992 Wakefield Trinity L 1992~93 A 18 5 0 0 0 View
W 12 7th Oct 1992 Salford LCSF 1992~93 H 18 5 0 0 0 View
W 12 11th Oct 1992 Hull L 1992~93 H 38 8 1 0 0 View
L 12 18th Oct 1992 Wigan LCF 1992~93 N 4 5 0 0 0 View
W 12 27th Oct 1992 Huddersfield RTP 1992~93 H 44 18 1 0 0 View
L 15 1st Nov 1992 Bradford Northern L 1992~93 H 18 35 0 0 0 View
W 12 8th Nov 1992 Leeds RT1 1992~93 H 15 14 0 0 0 View
L 12 11th Nov 1992 Leigh L 1992~93 A 6 11 0 0 0 View
W 12 29th Nov 1992 Sheffield Eagles L 1992~93 H 30 20 1 0 0 View
W 12 6th Dec 1992 Featherstone Rovers RT2 1992~93 A 25 8 0 0 0 View
L 12 11th Dec 1992 Castleford L 1992~93 A 6 16 0 0 0 View
L 12 19th Dec 1992 Castleford RT3 1992~93 H 8 12 0 0 0 View
W 12 27th Dec 1992 Wigan L 1992~93 H 41 6 </