Ernie Nicholson

Ernie Nicholson
Birth name Edward Sealy Nicholson
Date of birth 10 June 1912
Place of birth Long Ashton, Somerset, England
Date of death 16 March 1992
Place of death Beccles, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Hooker
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1935–36 Leicester Tigers 8 (0)
National team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1935–36 England 5 (0)

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.

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

  1. ↑ "Ernie Nicholson". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  2. ↑ "England 3 - 3 Wales (FT)". ESPNscrum. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
  3. ↑ 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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