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George Nicholls

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Playing Career

All information provided below is based only on data available in the RLP database and should be used as a guide only.

Vital Statistics

Born
Sunday, 14th May, 1944
Current Age
82 years and 73 days
Place Of Birth
Widnes, Cheshire, England

Competitions Won

World Cup
1972
Test Series
1974 New Zealand vs Great Britain, 1979 New Zealand vs Great Britain
European Championship
1974/75, 1977/78

Honours & Awards

Lance Todd Trophy
1978
Man Of Steel Award
1978

Playing Career Statistics

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Representative Career - International Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Tests (Senior International Matches) -364403-3----9---2413360.00%List
Other International Matches -1-1-----------1--100.00%List
The Ashes -11-11-----------38-27.27%List
World Cup 1113142-2----6---92364.29%List
Tour MatchesWidnes VikingsWID-1-1------------1-0.00%List
Tour MatchesGreat BritainGBR-46-468-8----24---2915263.04%List
Tour MatchesEnglandENG-617-----------32242.86%List
Tour MatchesSt HelensSTH-1-1-----------1--100.00%List
Test Series 218-18-----------810-44.44%List
European Championship 23141-1----3---31-75.00%List
Club Career - UK Comp WinsStartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
English Championship -19322-----------148-63.64%List
Challenge Cup -426-----------42-66.67%List
Regal Trophy -5-5-----------23-40.00%List
Lancashire Cup -5-5-----------23-40.00%List
World Club Challenge -1-1------------1-0.00%List
UK Top Division -19322-----------148-63.64%List
UK Second Division -422446-6----18---2717-61.36%List
Overall StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
First Class 1391115015-15----45---9353462.00%List

Test Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Great Britain1971-74, 1977-79 29-292-2----6---1711158.62%List
England1975, 1977-78 74111-1----3---72263.64%List

International Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Great Britain1971-1974 1-1-----------1--100.00%List

World Cup Matches - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
Great Britain1971-1977 7-72-2----6---51171.43%List
England1975 437-----------41257.14%List

English Career - By Year

TeamSeason StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
St HelensSt Helens1976/77 1-1------------1-0.00%List
St HelensSt Helens1977/78 --0---------------List
St HelensSt Helens1979/80 --0---------------List
St HelensSt Helens1980/81 18523-----------167-69.57%List
CardiffCardiff1981/82 26-265-5----15---1214-46.15%List
SalfordSalford1982/83 242261-1----3---188-69.23%List
SalfordSalford1983/84 7-7-----------34-42.86%List

English Career - By Team

TeamYears StartsIntAPP3ST3PTTG1FG2FGFGPtsBin5BinOffWLDWin% 
St Helens1976, 1980 19524-----------168-66.67%List
Cardiff1981 26-265-5----15---1214-46.15%List
Salford1982-83 312331-1----3---2112-63.64%List

Your Say

  • E Sinnott
    26 Jan 2011 2:43am

    George Nickolls started his playing days for Widnes and was a member of the 1972 World Cup winning team before moving to St Helens in late 1972.

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Contributions: Shawn Dollin, Andrew Ferguson, Paul Carter, Greg Fiveash, Max Turner, Rugby League Tables, Alan Katzmann, Derek Farrar, Bill Bates, Tony McCarron, Tim Costello, AJ Lucantonio

Sources:RFL Player Registers, Irvin Saxton's Record Keepers' Club, Rothmans Rugby League Yearbook (1981-82 to 1999), News Reports