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The New Zealand Railways Magazine, Volume 12, Issue 5 (August 2, 1937)

Played against the Springboks in 1921

Played against the Springboks in 1921.

H. E. (“Ginger”) Nicholls, one of the best half-backs New Zealand has produced—he had the distinction of being chosen as the best player in the New Zealand team in the test against the Springboks in 1921, and was then omitted from the next test for some inexplicable reason—considers the test team to be one of the best ever fielded in New Zealand. The team included George Aitken, who later resided in England and Scotland but has returned to his native heath. Here is the team: Full-back: C. N. Kingston (Taranaki). Three-quarters: P. W. Storey (South Canterbury), G. G. Aitken (Wellington), captain, J. Steel (West Coast). Five-eighths: C. E. O. Badeley (Auckland), M. F. Nicholls (Wellington). Half-back: H. E. Nicholls. Wing-forward: J. G. Donald (Wairarapa). Forwards: E. E. Hughes (Wellington), W. D. Duncan (Otago), J. E. Moffitt (Wellington), J. Richardson (Otago), A. White (Southland), E. A. Bellis (Wanganui), R. Fogarty (Taranaki).