Elijah Niko signs for Ealing Trailfinders

Ealing Trailfinders have announced the signing of Elijah Niko for the 2019/20 season.

The giant winger joins from Yorkshire Carnegie where he has impressed in the Championship after a six-month spell at Headingley, scoring seven tries in 14 appearances. 

The 28-year-old is originally from Wellington in New Zealand and is of Samoan descent. He played Rugby League as a junior, signing professionally for New Zealand Warriors in 2008 before moving to Melbourne Storm in 2011.

He then switched codes to Rugby Union as part of the Australian national Sevens squad before moving to France to play with Section Paloise, Albi and Beziers.