Dave Wilson (rugby league)
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Dave Wilson is a British
rugby league
player who plays for Hull KR
. He is 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) and 14 stone.
Wilson started his career at amateur club Skirlaugh
, before moving to Hull KR in 2003.
After playing in the under-21 team, playing as a prop, he is now emerging into the senior team. Wilson made his first team debut as a winger against Strella Kazan in the Challenge Cup 3rd round, at the age of 18.
Since making his debut, Wilson has bulked up considerably and is now regarded as a promising front row forward. Wilson also has a good ability to accelerate, and after a successful debut season in the 1st team in which he played in the National League
Grand Final, Wilson has been offered a 12-month Super League
contract.
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Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
player who plays for Hull KR
Hull Kingston Rovers
Hull Kingston Rovers or Hull KR is an English professional rugby league football club based in Hull, England. The club formed in 1882 and currently competes in Super League, having won promotion from National League One in 2006...
. He is 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) and 14 stone.
Wilson started his career at amateur club Skirlaugh
Skirlaugh
Skirlaugh is a village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England in an area known as Holderness. It is situated approximately north east of Hull city centre on the A165 road. Originally a farming community, it is now primarily a commuter village for Hull.According to the 2001 UK...
, before moving to Hull KR in 2003.
After playing in the under-21 team, playing as a prop, he is now emerging into the senior team. Wilson made his first team debut as a winger against Strella Kazan in the Challenge Cup 3rd round, at the age of 18.
Since making his debut, Wilson has bulked up considerably and is now regarded as a promising front row forward. Wilson also has a good ability to accelerate, and after a successful debut season in the 1st team in which he played in the National League
Rugby League National Leagues
The Championship, known as Co-operative Championship due to sponsorship by The Co-operative Group, is a professional rugby league competition based in the United Kingdom. It is currently contested by ten teams from England. It acts as Europe's second-tier competition below the Super League, and has...
Grand Final, Wilson has been offered a 12-month Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
contract.