Charles Nicholl

Charles Nicholl
Birth nameCharles Bowen Nicholl
Date of birth(1870-06-19)19 June 1870
Place of birthLlanegwad, Carmarthenshire, Wales
Date of death9 July 1939(1939-07-09) (aged 69)
Place of deathTiverton, Devon, England
Height6 ft 2 in (187 cm)
Weight92.5 kg (14 st 8 lb)
SchoolLlandovery College
UniversityQueens' College, Cambridge
Notable relative(s)David Nicholl, brother
Occupation(s)teacher, schoolmaster
Rugby union career
Position(s) Forward
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
1890–1893 Cambridge University R.U.F.C. ()
Llanelli RFC ()
Blackheath F.C. ()
London Welsh RFC ()
Barbarian F.C. ()
1894 West of Scotland ()
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
1894 Glasgow District ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1891–1896 Wales 15 (0)

Charles "Boomer" Bowen Nicholl (19 June 1870 – 9 July 1939) was a Welsh international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Cambridge University and Llanelli. Nicholl played for Wales on fifteen occasions during the 1891 and 1896 Home Nations Championships, and was part of the historic 1893 Triple Crown winning team.

Nicholl was recognised as an 'uncompromising'[1] forward and was described as "The most distinguished member of the least distinguished college ... fond of smoking and a connoisseur of exhilarating beverages, in which strength rather than delicacy of bouquet is a predominant feature"[2]

  1. ^ Griffiths (1987), pg 4:5
  2. ^ Smith (1980), pg 82.