Claude Nicholson (rugby league)

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

Claude Nicholson
Personal information
Full nameClaude Hubert Nicholson
Born1892
Died12 March 1951
Concord, New South Wales
Playing information
PositionSecond-row, Lock
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1913–15 Eastern Suburbs 14 7 0 0 21
Source: [1]

Playing career

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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

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Nicholson died at the Concord Repatriation General Hospital on the 12 March 1951.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Claude Nicholson- Career Stats & Summary - Rugby League Project". www.rugbyleagueproject.org. Retrieved 4 May 2020.
  2. ^ Sydney Morning Herald- Death Notice 13/03/1951
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  • The Encyclopedia Of Rugby League; Alan Whiticker & Glen Hudson