William Nicholl, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Nicholl

English rugby union and rugby league footballer

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1868

Place of Birth: Rastrick, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1922

Profession: rugby union player, rugby league player

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

William Nicholl (30 October 1868 – 10 April 1922) was a rugby union, and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1890s.
He played representative level rugby union (RU) for England and Yorkshire, and at club level for Brighouse Rangers, in the Forwards, and club level rugby league (RL) for Brighouse Rangers, as a forward (prior to the specialist positions of; prop, hooker, second-row, loose forward), during the era of contested scrums.
He played in all forward positions for Yorkshire.
He continued to play for Brighouse Rangers after they became a founding a member of the Northern Union in 1895.