Birth name | Robert Walter Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 February 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 6 July 1911 | (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. [1]
Wilson played for West of Scotland. [2]
He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872. [3]
His international debut was the home match against England on 3 March 1873 at Glasgow. [4]
He played again for Scotland, against England, in the following year's fixture at The Oval on 23 February 1874. [5]
Birth name | Robert Walter Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 4 February 1854 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 6 July 1911 | (aged 57)||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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. [1]
Wilson played for West of Scotland. [2]
He represented Glasgow District against Edinburgh District in the world's first provincial match, the 'inter-city', on 23 November 1872. [3]
His international debut was the home match against England on 3 March 1873 at Glasgow. [4]
He played again for Scotland, against England, in the following year's fixture at The Oval on 23 February 1874. [5]