Alfred Wilson (rugby union) explained

Alf Wilson
Birth Name:Alfred William Wilson
Birth Date:28 January 1904
Death Place:Dunfermline, Scotland
Ru Position:Centre
Ru Amateurclubs:Dunfermline
Ru Provinceyears:1931
1931
Ru Province:Midlands District
North of Scotland District
Ru Nationalteam:Scotland
Ru Nationalyears:1931
Ru Nationalcaps:3
Ru Nationalpoints:(0)
School:Dollar Academy
Module:
Embed:yes
Office:Manager of the British Lions Rugby Union Team
Term Start:1959
Term End:1959
Office1:President of the Scottish Rugby Union
Term Start1:1972
Term End1:1973
Order1:86th

Lieutenant Colonel Alfred William Wilson (28 January 1904 – 2 May 1985) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He managed the British Lions on their 1959 tour of Australia and New Zealand and became the 86th President of the Scottish Rugby Union[1] during their centenary.

Rugby Union career

Amateur career

Wilson played for Dunfermline.[2]

Provincial career

Wilson captained the Midlands District against North of Scotland District on 7 November 1931 in a 22 - 0 defeat of the northern side.[3]

His form meant he was selected for the combined North of Scotland District side for their match against South of Scotland District on 21 November 1921. The South won the match 30 - 9.[4]

International career

He played for Scotland 3 times in 1931.[5]

Administrative career

He managed the British Lions on their 1959 tour of Australia and New Zealand and became the 86th President of the Scottish Rugby Union during their centenary year. He served the standard one year from 1972 to 1973[6] and was later appointed CBE in the 1974 Birthday Honours.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alfred William Wilson. 2021-02-03. ESPN scrum.
  2. The Essential History of Rugby Union:Scotland. Nick Oswald and John Griffiths. Headline Publishing. 2003.
  3. Web site: Article . www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk . 2021-02-03.
  4. Web site: Article . www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk . 2021-02-03.
  5. Web site: Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Statsguru - Player analysis - Alfred Wilson - Test matches. 2021-02-03. ESPN scrum.
  6. Web site: Bio . s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com . 2021-02-03 . 16 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191116210013/https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/sru-files/files/SR_RR1819_digital.pdf . dead .