Claude Nicholson (rugby league) explained

Claude Nicholson
Fullname:Claude Hubert Nicholson
Retired:yes
Birth Date:1892
Death Place:Concord, New South Wales
Death Date:12 March 1951
Club1:Eastern Suburbs
Year1start:1913
Year1end:15
Appearances1:14
Tries1:7
Goals1:0
Fieldgoals1:0
Points1:21
Source:[1]
Updated:4 May 2020

Claude Hubert "Tod" Nicholson (1892-1951) was a rugby league footballer in the New South Wales Rugby League (NSWRL) Competition.

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Claude Nicholson- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project. www.rugbyleagueproject.org. 2020-05-04.
  2. Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 13/03/1951