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Nicky Little (born 13 September 1976) is a rugby union footballer. He plays at fly-half. He is a nephew of All Blacks centre Walter Little, but represents Fiji at international level. He has scored 599 points for Fiji and is the Pacific regions top point scorer.
He previously played for Canterbury and North Harbour rugby clubs in New Zealand, before moving to England where he played for the Sale Sharks in late 1999. He signed with Dax in France, but soon moved to the Pontypridd RFC, before signing with the Saracens F.C..
Little made his test debut for Fiji in 1996 in a match against the Springboks in Pretoria, at just 19 years of age. He finished the 2000 and 2001 Pacific Rim tournaments as the top points scorer. He entered the 2003 Rugby World Cup as Fiji's all-time highest points scorer, with 488 points. He got four caps for Fiji at the 2003 World Cup, scoring a total of 45 points in those games. At the 2007 event he starred as Fiji defeated Wales to reach the quarter-finals, but was injured late in the final group game and missed the quarter-final.
[edit] Fiji Stats
- 63 caps 2 tries 641 points (82 games, 792 points,unofficial).
- Pacific Rim points: 191.
- RWC99 points: 38.
- RWC03 points: 45
- RWC07 points: 42
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