David Nicholl (14 June 1871 – 11 March 1918)
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international rugby union forward who played club rugby for Llanelli and international rugby for Wales.

Rugby career

Nicholl first played rugby for Llandovery College, following his older brother

Charles Nicholl 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 Ho ...

. Unlike Charles, Nicholl did not go to university and settled in Llanelli as a bank cashier.Jenkins (1991), pg 118. Nicholl represented Llanelli at club level, and in 1894, he was selected for his one and only international cap for the Welsh national team. The match was played against Ireland as part of the

1894 Home Nations Championship The 1894 Home Nations Championship was the twelfth series of the rugby union Home Nations Championship. Six matches were played between 6 January and 17 March. It was contested by England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales. Table Results ...

, and Nicholl, along with Jack Elliott and Neath's Fred Hutchinson. Wales lost the game by a single penalty goal, the game having slowed due to a very boggy Belfast pitch.

International matches played

WalesSmith (1980), pg 469. * Ireland 1894

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