Graham Alexander Wilson (23 November 1922 — September 1998) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
| Full name | Graham Alexander Wilson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 23 November 1922 | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | September 1998 (aged 75) | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 14 st (196 lb; 89 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Oundle School | ||||||||||||||||
| University | University of Oxford | ||||||||||||||||
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Wilson attended Oundle School in Northamptonshire, where he was captain of the cricket and rugby sides. He served on a destroyer with the Royal Navy in World War II.[1]
A second-row forward, Wilson was awarded three blues at Oxford University and led them to a win in the 1948 Varsity Match. He played for Scotland during the 1949 Five Nations, appearing against France, Wales and England.[2] In 1951, Wilson was appointed captain of Birkenhead Park.[3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Midshipman Captain Of P.S. Wanderers". Evening Standard. 19 November 1942.
- ^ "Scotland May Lose Gully Wilson". Daily Express. 8 February 1949.
- ^ "'Gully' Wilson to captain Park". Birkenhead News. 4 August 1951.
External links
edit- Gully Wilson at ESPNscrum