Claude Nicholson (rugby league)
Claude Hubert "Tod" Nicholson (1892-1951) was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) Competition.
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| Full name | Claude Hubert Nicholson | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1892 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 12 March 1951 Concord, New South Wales | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Second-row, Lock | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Playing career
Nicholson, known as Tod, played for the Eastern Suburbs side in the 1913 season, the year the club won its third successive premiership. He is recognised as the 'Tricolours' 69th player. In 1914 he enlisted in the armed services and serviced with the 14th field ambulance corp at 2 AGH (Australian ground hospital) Boulogne, France.
Death
Nicholson died at the Concord Repatriation General Hospital on the 12 March 1951.[2]
References
- "Claude Nicholson- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
- Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 13/03/1951
External links
- The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson
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