Ernie Nicholson

{{Short description|England international rugby union player}}

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| birth_name = {{nowrap|Edward Sealy Nicholson}}

| birth_date = 10 June 1912

| birth_place =Long Ashton, Somerset, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|1992|3|16|1912|6|10}}

| death_place = Beccles, England

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| ru_position = Hooker

| years1 = 1935–36

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Edward Sealy Nicholson (10 June 1912 – 16 March 1992), known as Ernie{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/4252.html|title=Ernie Nicholson|publisher=ESPNscrum|accessdate=6 December 2017}} was a rugby union hooker who played 5 times for {{nrut|England}} in 1935 and 1936. He played his club rugby for Leicester Tigers and Oxford University.

He made his debut on 19 January 1935 against {{nrut|Wales}} at Twickenham in a 3–3 draw.{{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/statsguru/rugby/match/19496.html|title=England 3 - 3 Wales (FT)|publisher=ESPNscrum|accessdate=6 December 2017}} Nicholson featured in all three games of the 1935 Home Nations Championship, also featuring as England beat {{nrut|Ireland}} and lost to {{nrut|Scotland}}.

Nicholson played 8 games for Leicester Tigers in the 1935–36 season. His debut was 5 October 1935, in a loss against Coventry and his final game was on 11 January 1936 in a 16–6 loss to Gloucester.{{cite book|last1=Farmer|first1=Stuart|last2=Hands|first2=David|title=Tigers - Official history of Leicester Football Club|publisher=The Rugby DevelopmentFoundation|isbn=978-0-9930213-0-5|pages=112}} His final England game was against {{nrut|Wales}} on 18 January 1936 in a 0-0 draw as part of the 1936 Home Nations Championship.