Ginger Nicholls

Harry Edgar "Ginger" Nicholls was a New Zealand international rugby union player.

Biography

Nicholls was raised in Petone and attended Wellington [College, Wellington|Wellington College]. His elder brother Harold was an All Black five-eighth, as was younger brother Mark, a member of the 1924–25 [New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France|1924–25 "Invincibles"].
A diminutive halfback, standing at 165 cm, Nicholls debuted for Wellington at the age of 17. He won All Blacks selection over experienced halfback Edward [Roberts |Edward Roberts] for the opening Test against the visiting 1921 Springboks, sharing his debut with his younger brother, and in a winning cause performed well enough to receive the outstanding back award from the selection panel. Despite this, Nicholls was replaced by Roberts for the remaining internationals and wasn't capped again, although he did feature on the 1922 New Zealand [rugby union tour of New South Wales|1922 tour of New South Wales]. He also captained the All Blacks in a home match against the New [South Wales Waratahs|NSW Waratahs] in 1923. He went on the Invincibles tour as a press correspondent.