George Wilson (rugby)

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George Wilson (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Happy", was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for South of Scotland, and at club level for Kelso RFC, as a wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Other Nationalities, and at club level Workington Town, as a wing, i.e. number 2 or 5.

Playing career[]

International honours[]

George 'Happy' Wilson won caps for South of Scotland (RU) while at Kelso RFC 1947 3-caps, won caps for Other Nationalities (RL) while at Workington ?-caps, and won caps for Great Britain (RL) while at Workington in 1951 against New Zealand (3 matches).^[1]

Challenge Cup Final appearances[]

George 'Happy' Wilson played left wing, i.e. number 5, and scored a try in Workington Town's 18-10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the Challenge Cup Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093.

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• !Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)^{[dead link]}
• (archived by web.archive.org) Britain hold out Kiwis at Odsal
• (archived by archive.is) When League was the new TV game
• A roller-coaster ride – from winners to amateur victims
• Can Stokes defeat Town dream team?^{[dead link]}