Skonk Nicholson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Skonk Nicholson

South African rugby union coach

Date of Birth: 06-Feb-1917

Place of Birth: Underberg, Germany

Date of Death: 27-Feb-2011

Profession: coach

Nationality: South Africa

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

James Mervyn Nicholson (6 February 1917 – 27 February 2011), better known as Skonk Nicholson, was a retired rugby coach and school master at Maritzburg College.
He is often credited with having trained large numbers of provincial and Springbok players, and was an iconic figure of schoolboy rugby in Pietermaritzburg, and indeed, South Africa.