Tug Wilson (rugby)
| Full name | Kenneth James Wilson | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 25 November 1938 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Newark, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 1 December 1993 (aged 55) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Oldham, England | ||||||||||||||||
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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[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Wilson, Tug - Was he Britain's greatest sportsman?". Grantham Matters. 31 August 2012.
- ^ "'Tug' Wilson Wins 'Cap': Takes Dovey's Place". The Citizen. 11 February 1963.
- ^ "Tug Wilson Praised By County RFU". The Citizen. 27 June 1963.
- ^ "Tragic". Manchester Evening News. 11 December 1993.
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Categories:
- 1938 births
- 1993 deaths
- English rugby union players
- England international rugby union players
- Rugby union players from Newark-on-Trent
- Rugby union props
- Gloucester Rugby players
- Rugby league players from Nottinghamshire
- Oldham R.L.F.C. players
- People educated at The King's School, Grantham
- 20th-century Royal Air Force personnel