Vaux Nicholson

Vaux Nicholson

Full name	Vaux Morisset Nicholson
Date of birth	(1917-11-18)18 November 1917
Place of birth	Beaudesert, QLD, Australia
Date of death	9 February 1976(1976-02-09) (aged 58)
Place of death	near Gatton, QLD, Australia
Height	176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	76 kg (168 lb)
School	The Southport School
University	University of Queensland
Notable relative(s)	Fred Nicholson (father) Frank Nicholson (uncle)
Occupation(s)	Barrister / Judge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) 1938–39 Queensland () International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1939–40 Australia

Vaux Morisset Nicholson (18 November 1917 – 9 February 1976) was an Australian international rugby union player.

Biography

Nicholson was the son of Wallabies winger Fred Nicholson and nephew of national captain Frank Nicholson. Raised in the Queensland town of Beaudesert, where his father was a solicitor, Nicholson was educated at The Southport School and the University of Queensland. He played rugby for the university while pursuing a degree in law.

A wing three-quarter, Nicholson scored a try on his Queensland debut in 1938, against New South Wales in Sydney. He crossed for three tries against the same opponent a year later to put himself in contention for the ill-fated 1939–40 Wallabies tour and after performing well in the trials was one of four specialist wingers selected. Two days after the team arrived in Southampton, Britain declared war on Nazi Germany and the tour was consequently called off.

Nicholson served in the AIF during the war and reached the rank of lieutenant. He was captured by the Japanese in Malaya and sent to a Borneo prison of war camp near Sandukan, from which he returned in a poor condition.

After a brief return to rugby, Nicholson was forced to give the sport up due to his physical state and concentrated on studies, completing his law degree in 1949. He became a barrister and was later a District Court Judge.

Nicholson died in a car accident in 1976 while travelling on the Warrego Highway outside Gatton.

See also

• List of Australia national rugby union players