Ginger Nicholls

Harry Edgar "Ginger" Nicholls (21 January 1900 — 1 April 1978) was a New Zealand international rugby union player.

Ginger Nicholls

Full name	Harry Edgar Nicholls
Date of birth	(1900-01-21)21 January 1900
Place of birth	Wellington, New Zealand
Date of death	1 April 1978(1978-04-01) (aged 78)
Place of death	Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height	165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight	58.93 kg (130 lb)
School	Wellington College
Notable relative(s)	Harold Nicholls (brother) Mark Nicholls (brother)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Halfback Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1917–26 Wellington () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1921 New Zealand 1 (0)

Biography

Nicholls was raised in Petone and attended Wellington College. His elder brother Harold was an All Black five-eighth, as was younger brother Mark, a member of the 1924–25 "Invincibles".

A diminutive halfback, standing at 165 cm, Nicholls debuted for Wellington at the age of 17. He won All Blacks selection over experienced halfback Edward Roberts for the opening Test against the visiting 1921 Springboks, sharing his debut with his younger brother, and in a winning cause performed well enough to receive the outstanding back award from the selection panel. Despite this, Nicholls was replaced by Roberts for the remaining internationals and wasn't capped again, although he did feature on the 1922 tour of New South Wales. He also captained the All Blacks in a home match against the NSW Waratahs in 1923. He went on the Invincibles tour as a press correspondent.

See also

• List of New Zealand national rugby union players

External links

• Ginger Nicholls at ESPNscrum