Bob Nicholson Rugby player
Robert "Bob" S. Nicholson was an English professional rugby league footballer of the 1940s and 1950s, playing at representative level for Great Britain, England, and Cumberland, and at club level for Huddersfield, as a Prop, or Second-row, i.e. number 8 or 10, or, 11 or 12, during the era of contested scrums.Nicholson won caps for England while at Huddersfield in 1945 against Wales, in 1946 against France, in 1947 against Wales, in 1948 against France, in 1949 against Wales, and France, and won caps for Great Britain while at Huddersfield in 1946 against New Zealand, and in 1948 against Australia (2 matches). He also represented Cumberland. Nicholson played at second-row forward, i.e. number 12 in Huddersfield's 1949 Yorkshire Cup final which was lost to Bradford. He played in the same position in Huddersfield's 2–20 defeat by Wigan in the 1949–50 Northern Rugby Football League season's Championship final at Maine Road, Manchester on Saturday 13 May 1950. Hiss Testimonial match at Huddersfield took place in 1950.