Frank Nicholson (rugby)
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Frank Villenueve Nicholson (15 October 1878 – c. 1970) was an Australia
n Boer War veteran and rugby union
player, a state
and national representative who made two Test appearances in 1903-1904, captaining the side on one occasion.
Nicholson, was born in Villeneuve, Queensland, a place renamed from Humberstone by his father (also named Frank) who started the first sawmill in the area in 1877, founding the small town.
Nicholson, a prop, played thirteen times for Queensland
between 1900 and 1904 with twelve of these matches played against New South Wales
. The Howell reference claims that Nicholson's rugby career was interrupted by enlisted in the Boer War . He claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. He appeared for Queensland against the touring New Zealanders
in Brisbane in August 1903 and two weeks later made his international debut against the same tourists in Sydney, on 15 August 1903.
In 1904 he captained Queensland in the inter-state series and played alongside his brother Fred who scored a try in that match. Later that season he had the honour of captaining Australia in a Test match against a touring British Lions
side. Australia lost the match 17-0. Nicholson was selected in a 1905 squad that toured New Zealand but he did not play in any matches of the tour.
He left Australia in 1905 going to Philadelphia to study dentistry Upon his return in 1911 be became a selector and coach of the Queensland state side
.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n Boer War veteran and rugby union
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
player, a state
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
and national representative who made two Test appearances in 1903-1904, captaining the side on one occasion.
Nicholson, was born in Villeneuve, Queensland, a place renamed from Humberstone by his father (also named Frank) who started the first sawmill in the area in 1877, founding the small town.
Nicholson, a prop, played thirteen times for Queensland
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
between 1900 and 1904 with twelve of these matches played against New South Wales
New South Wales Waratahs
The New South Wales Waratahs are an Australian rugby union football team, representing the majority of New South Wales in the Super 15 Super Rugby competition...
. The Howell reference claims that Nicholson's rugby career was interrupted by enlisted in the Boer War . He claimed a total of 2 international rugby caps for Australia. He appeared for Queensland against the touring New Zealanders
All Blacks
The New Zealand men's national rugby union team, known as the All Blacks, represent New Zealand in what is regarded as its national sport....
in Brisbane in August 1903 and two weeks later made his international debut against the same tourists in Sydney, on 15 August 1903.
In 1904 he captained Queensland in the inter-state series and played alongside his brother Fred who scored a try in that match. Later that season he had the honour of captaining Australia in a Test match against a touring British Lions
British and Irish Lions
The British and Irish Lions is a rugby union team made up of players from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales...
side. Australia lost the match 17-0. Nicholson was selected in a 1905 squad that toured New Zealand but he did not play in any matches of the tour.
He left Australia in 1905 going to Philadelphia to study dentistry Upon his return in 1911 be became a selector and coach of the Queensland state side
Queensland Reds
The Queensland Reds represent Queensland in the sport of rugby union in the Southern Hemisphere Super Rugby competition. Prior to 1996 they were a representative team selected on merit from the rugby union club competitions in Queensland...
.