death_date ru_nationalcaps birth_date ru_nationalyears university ru_nationalteam death_place ru_nationalpoints school ru_position name occupation birth_place height relatives nickname ru_amateurclubs weight article_title birth_name ru_amateuryears
9 july 1939 15 19 june 1870 1891 -- 1896 queens ' college , cambridge wales tiverton , devon , england -lrb- 0 -rrb- llandovery college forward charles nicholl teacher , schoolmaster llanegwad , wales 187 cm on david nicholl , brother boomer cambridge rfc barbarian f.c. university r.u.f.c. llanelli rfc blackheath f.c. london welsh 92.5 kg on charles nicholl
 charles bowen nicholl 1890 -- 1893
charles nicholl

charles `` boomer '' bowen nicholl -lrb- 19 june 1870 -- 9 july 1939 -rrb- 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 ' 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 ''
