Ryan Wilson (rugby union)
Birth name | Ryan Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 18 May 1989 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Aldershot, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 105 kg (16 st 7 lb; 231 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Lord Wandsworth College Frensham Heights School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ryan Wilson (born 18 May 1989) is a rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors as a loose forward. Born in Aldershot in England, he qualifies for Scotland through his maternal grandparents. He made his debut for Scotland in 2013 and has won 50 caps.
Club career[]
Wilson attended Frensham Heights School in Surrey, a private secondary school that did not field a rugby union team. During his time at Frensham, Wilson proved to be adept at football, and played in the school's first XI for two years.[1]
Having played mini and junior rugby at Farnham RUFC in Surrey, he spent a 'happy year' at Moseley.[2]
Wilson joined Glasgow Warriors from Moseley in 2010.[1] He was made captain of the club for the 2017–18 season.[3]
He was drafted to Marr in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017–18 season.[4] He was drafted to Stirling County for the 2018–19 season.[5]
International career[]
Wilson represented Scotland A, Scotland under-20 and Scotland under-19.[6]
He was involved in an incident in the tunnel before the England vs Scotland match on Saturday 24 February 2018.[7]
Assault conviction[]
Wilson was convicted of assault in 2015. He punched Glasgow Hawks player Ally Maclay while dressed as Batman, leaving Maclay with a fractured eye socket.[8] He was suspended by the Scottish Rugby Union for 3 months.
References[]
- ^ a b "Glasgow Warriors: Ryan Wilson". www.glasgowwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 28 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ Dick, Brian (17 January 2013). "Former Moseley No.8 Ryan Wilson eyes a Twickenham Six Nations showdown". Business Live. Archived from the original on 1 March 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2014.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors: Ryan Wilson to skipper Glasgow". www.glasgowwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2017. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Glasgow Warriors: Pro-player draft". www.glasgowwarriors.com. Archived from the original on 2 September 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
- ^ "Tennent's Premiership clubs decide pro-player draft". Scottish Rugby Union.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Ryan Wilson Scottish rugby profile". Archived from the original on 8 March 2013. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
- ^ "Ryan Wilson cleared to play for Scotland after citing is not upheld". givemesport.com. Archived from the original on 7 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2018.
- ^ Cooney, Darren; 14:16, 4 Feb 2015Updated14:26 (4 February 2015). "Scotland rugby star Ryan Wilson hit with three-month ban for assault". dailyrecord. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
External links[]
- 1989 births
- Living people
- Glasgow Warriors players
- Marr RFC players
- People educated at Frensham Heights School
- Rugby union number eights
- Rugby union players from Aldershot
- Scotland 'A' international rugby union players
- Scotland international rugby union players
- Scottish rugby union players
- Stirling County RFC players
- Scottish rugby union biography stubs