Colin Wilson (rugby league)
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Colin Wilson is a former professional rugby union
and rugby league
footballer who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Glasgow District Rugby Union, and Edinburgh District Rugby Union, playing at Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Scotland
, and at club level for Linlithgow Lions
, and Hull Kingston Rovers
, playing at , or .
(RL) while at Linlithgow Lions 1998 2-caps (sub).
1988 and 1989 Trialist Ulster U20 XV, centre.
1995 Glasgow District Union representative XV, wing.
1996 Edinburgh District Union representative XV, wing.
1997 Edinburgh District Union representative XV, wing.
1997 Captain of inaugural Scotland amateur XIII, prop.
1998 Captain of Scotland amateur XIII, prop.
1998 played for Scotland professional's XIII, prop.
1999 Trials and signed for Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC, prop.
2002 Scotland amateur XIII, loose forward.
Rugby union
Rugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
and rugby league
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 who at representative level played rugby union (RU) for Glasgow District Rugby Union, and Edinburgh District Rugby Union, playing at Wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and at representative level has played rugby league (RL) for Scotland
Scotland national rugby league team
The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
, and at club level for Linlithgow Lions
Fife Lions
Fife Lions ARLFC are a rugby league club located in the east of Scotland. They play in the Scotland Division of the Rugby League Conference.The Fife Lions in recent years have been one of the dominant teams in the SRLC...
, and Hull Kingston Rovers
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...
, playing at , or .
International honours
Colin Wilson won caps for ScotlandScotland national rugby league team
The Scotland national rugby league team represent Scotland in international rugby league football tournaments. The team is run under the auspices of the Scotland Rugby League, and are nicknamed The Bravehearts. Scotland are not regarded as a test nation...
(RL) while at Linlithgow Lions 1998 2-caps (sub).
1988 and 1989 Trialist Ulster U20 XV, centre.
1995 Glasgow District Union representative XV, wing.
1996 Edinburgh District Union representative XV, wing.
1997 Edinburgh District Union representative XV, wing.
1997 Captain of inaugural Scotland amateur XIII, prop.
1998 Captain of Scotland amateur XIII, prop.
1998 played for Scotland professional's XIII, prop.
1999 Trials and signed for Hull Kingston Rovers RLFC, prop.
2002 Scotland amateur XIII, loose forward.