Graham Wilson
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Graham Wilson was an Australian rugby league
footballer of the 1960s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for Newtown
club and later Cronulla-Sutherland, also achieving state and international representative honours. He is also the father of fellow Sharks and Blues player Alan Wilson
.
Originally from Grafton, New South Wales
, Wilson made his first grade debut for Newtown in the Sydney premiership as a 16-year-old in 1960. He was first selected to represent New South Wales the following season.
In 1963, the South African team
was touring Australia and Wilson represented Sydney against them. Before leaving for New Zealand, the South African team invited Wilson and Canterbury-Bankstown's hooker, Fred Anderson to bolster their injury-ravaged forward pack. Later that year Wilson toured Britain and France with the 1963-64 Kangaroos, gaining the unusual distinction of playing for two countries in the same year. On tour he played for The Ashes, helping Australia to victory in the series.
Wilson died in December, 2005 in Sydney, aged 66.
In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, Wilson was named in the Newtown Jets 18-man team of the century.
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...
footballer of the 1960s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for Newtown
Newtown Jets
The Newtown Jets are an Australian rugby league football club based in Newtown, a suburb of Sydney's inner west. They currently compete in the NSWRL Premier League competition, having left the top grade after the 1983 NSWRFL season...
club and later Cronulla-Sutherland, also achieving state and international representative honours. He is also the father of fellow Sharks and Blues player Alan Wilson
Alan Wilson (rugby league)
Alan Wilson is an Australian former rugby league footballer. The son of Australian Kangaroos player, Graham Wilson, he is a former member of the Cronulla Sharks team.-Career:...
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Originally from Grafton, New South Wales
Grafton, New South Wales
The city of Grafton is the commercial hub of the Clarence River Valley. Established in 1851, Grafton features many historic buildings and tree-lined streets. Located approximately 630 kilometres north of Sydney and 340 km south of Brisbane, Grafton and the Clarence Valley can be reached...
, Wilson made his first grade debut for Newtown in the Sydney premiership as a 16-year-old in 1960. He was first selected to represent New South Wales the following season.
In 1963, the South African team
South Africa national rugby league team
The South Africa national rugby league team are a growing force in rugby league football, South Africa competes sporadically against other international nations because of their location and their absence from any major international competitions. They are ranked twenty-third in the world...
was touring Australia and Wilson represented Sydney against them. Before leaving for New Zealand, the South African team invited Wilson and Canterbury-Bankstown's hooker, Fred Anderson to bolster their injury-ravaged forward pack. Later that year Wilson toured Britain and France with the 1963-64 Kangaroos, gaining the unusual distinction of playing for two countries in the same year. On tour he played for The Ashes, helping Australia to victory in the series.
Wilson died in December, 2005 in Sydney, aged 66.
In 2008, the centenary year of rugby league in Australia, Wilson was named in the Newtown Jets 18-man team of the century.