William Nicholl
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| Full name | William Nicholl | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 30 October 1868 Rastrick, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 10 April 1922 (aged 53) Brighouse, England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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William Nicholl (30 October 1868 – 10 April 1922[2]) was a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire,[3] and at club level for Brighouse Rangers, in the Forwards, and club level rugby league (RL) for Brighouse Rangers, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.[4] He played in all forward positions for Yorkshire.[5] He continued to play for Brighouse Rangers after they became a founding a member of the Northern Union in 1895.
Background[edit]
William Nicholl was born in Rastrick, West Riding of Yorkshire, England, and he died aged 53 in Brighouse, West Riding of Yorkshire, England.
International honours[edit]
William Nicholl won two caps for England while at Brighouse Rangers in the 1892 Home Nations Championship against Wales, and Scotland.[1]
Post Rugby[edit]
After finishing his rugby career he took up bowls, winning the 1912 Brighouse and District bowling championships.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Statistics at en.espn.co.uk". en.espn.co.uk. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Death details at freebmd.org.uk". freebmd.org.uk. 31 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2011.
- ^ Philip Gaunt (1969). "Yorkshire Rugby Union - Centenary 1869-1969 (Page-28)". Chadwick Studios/Frederick Duffield & Sons Ltd. ISBN n/a
- ^ Williams, Graham; Lush, Peter; Farrar, David (2009). The British Rugby League Records Book. London League. p. 178. ISBN 978-1-903659-49-6.
- ^ a b "Yorkshire Post". Yorkshire Post. 10 April 1922. p. 14.
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- 1868 births
- 1922 deaths
- Brighouse Rangers players
- England international rugby union players
- English rugby league players
- English rugby union players
- Footballers who switched code
- People from Brighouse
- Sportspeople from Calderdale
- Rugby league players from West Yorkshire
- People from Rastrick
- Rugby league forwards
- Rugby union forwards
- Rugby union players from Yorkshire
- Yorkshire County RFU players