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Tug Wilson (rugby)

Tug Wilson
Full nameKenneth James Wilson
Date of birth(1938-11-25)25 November 1938
Place of birthNewark, England
Date of death1 December 1993(1993-12-01) (aged 55)
Place of deathOldham, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
– Gloucester ()
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1963 England 1 (0)
Rugby league career
Playing information
PositionProp
Club
Years Team Pld T G FG P
1963–1973 Oldham RLFC 321 87

Kenneth James "Tug" Wilson (25 November 1938 - 1 December 1993) was an English rugby union international.

Born in Newark, Wilson attended The King's School, Grantham.[1]

Wilson, a physical training instructor at RAF Innsworth, was a RAF heavyweight boxing champion and once had a points win over Billy Walker.[2] He played his rugby in the RAF and for Gloucester, gaining an England cap as a prop against France at Twickenham in the 1963 Five Nations, before signing with rugby league side Oldham. In his first season at Oldham, 1963–64, he was part of the team's Challenge Cup semi-final run. He played over 300 games for Oldham.[3][4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Wilson, Tug - Was he Britain's greatest sportsman?". Grantham Matters. 31 August 2012.
  2. ^ "'Tug' Wilson Wins 'Cap': Takes Dovey's Place". The Citizen. 11 February 1963.
  3. ^ "Tug Wilson Praised By County RFU". The Citizen. 27 June 1963.
  4. ^ "Tragic". Manchester Evening News. 11 December 1993.
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