| Full name | Graham Alexander Wilson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1922-11-23)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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Graham Alexander Wilson (23 November 1922 — September 1998) was a Scottish international rugby union player.
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.
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. In 1951, Wilson was appointed captain of Birkenhead Park.
See also
References
- "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
- Gully Wilson at ESPNscrum