Bob Nicholson (rugby league, born 1880)
{{Short description|Australian rugby league player}}
{{Infobox rugby league biography
| name = Bob Nicholson
| image =
| fullname = Robert Harding Nicholson
| birth_date = {{birth date|1880|10|10|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Manning River, NSW, Australia
| death_date = {{death date and age|1940|03|31|1880|10|10|df=yes}}
| death_place = Hamilton, NSW, Australia
| position = Forward
| club1 = Newcastle Rebels
| year1start = 1908
| year1end =
| appearances1 = 4
| tries1 = 0
| goals1 = 0
| fieldgoals1 = 0
| points1 = 0
| club2 = North Sydney
| year2start = 1914
| year2end =
| appearances2 = 5
| tries2 = 0
| goals2 = 0
| fieldgoals2 = 0
| points2 = 0
|teamA = Queensland
|yearAstart = 1909
|yearAend = 12
|appearancesA = 17
|triesA = 4
|goalsA = 0
|fieldgoalsA = 0
|pointsA = 12
|teamB = Australia
|yearBstart = 1909
|yearBend = 10
|appearancesB = 2
|triesB = 1
|goalsB = 0
|fieldgoalsB = 0
|pointsB = 3
}}
Robert Harding Nicholson (10 October 1880 – 31 March 1940) was an Australian rugby league player.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article201757524 |title=A Brisbane Brigham. |newspaper=Truth |date=5 March 1911 |page=2 |via=Trove}}
Biography
Born on the Manning River, New South Wales, Nicholson was described by The Courier-Mail as a "fast and robust forward" and was mainly utilised in either the front or second row.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40872626 |title=Death of Rugby League Stalwart |newspaper=The Courier-Mail |date=3 April 1940 |page=8 |via=Trove}}
Nicholson was a member of the Newcastle Rebels for the inaugural NSWRFL season. He relocated to Queensland the following season, joining South Brisbane. While in Queensland, Nicholson represented his adopted state on 17 occasions. He gained selection to the national team for their 1908–09 tour of Great Britain, but had to withdraw at the last minute. His international debut instead came during Australia's home series against New Zealand later in 1909 and he also played three of a possible four matches against a touring New Zealand Māori team that year. He also appeared in their 1910 home series against the Great Britain Lions.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article133584888 |title=Old-Time Player Dead |newspaper=Newcastle Morning Herald and Miners' Advocate |date=8 April 1940 |page=10 |via=Trove}}
In 1911, Nicholson received a two–year suspended prison sentence for bigamy.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article182694122 |title=A Case of Bigamy. |newspaper=Darling Downs Gazette |date=15 March 1911 |page=8 |via=Trove}}
References
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External links
- [https://www.rugbyleagueproject.org/players/bob-nicholson--new-/summary.html Bob Nicholson] at Rugby League Project
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Category:Australian rugby league players
Category:Australia national rugby league team players
Category:Queensland rugby league team players
Category:Newcastle Rebels players
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Category:Souths Logan Magpies players
Category:Rugby league players from New South Wales
Category:Rugby league forwards