Edward Sealy Nicholson (10 June 1912 – 16 March 1992), known as Ernie[1] was a rugby union hooker who played 5 times for England in 1935 and 1936. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Oxford University.
| Birth name | Edward Sealy Nicholson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 10 June 1912 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Long Ashton, Somerset, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 16 March 1992 (aged 79) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Beccles, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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He made his debut on 19 January 1935 against Wales at Twickenham in a 3–3 draw.[2] Nicholson featured in all three games of the 1935 Home Nations Championship, also featuring as England beat Ireland and lost to Scotland.
Nicholson played 8 games for Leicester Tigers in the 1935–36 season. His debut was 5 October 1935, in a loss against Coventry and his final game was on 11 January 1936 in a 16–6 loss to Gloucester.[3] His final England game was against Wales on 18 January 1936 in a 0-0 draw as part of the 1936 Home Nations Championship.
References
edit- ^ "Ernie Nicholson". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ "England 3 - 3 Wales (FT)". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
- ^ Farmer, Stuart; Hands, David. Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club. The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation. p. 112. ISBN 978-0-9930213-0-5.
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