Rugby player
| Birth name | Robert Walter Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1854-02-04)4 February 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 July 1911(1911-07-06) (aged 57) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Robert Wilson (4 February 1854 – 6 July 1911) was a Scotland international rugby union player who represented Scotland in 1873 and 1874.
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
Wilson played for West of Scotland.
Provincial career
He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872.
International career
His international debut was the home match against England on 3 March 1873 at Glasgow.
He played again for Scotland, against England, in the following year's fixture at The Oval on 23 February 1874.
References
- "Robert Walter Wilson".
- Scotland. The Essential History of Rugby Union. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
- "The Glasgow Herald - Google News Archive Search".
- "Scotland v England". ESPN scrum.
- "England v Scotland".
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