Doug Wilson (rugby union)

New Zealand rugby union player (1931-2019)

Douglas Dawson Wilson (30 January 1931 – 18 May 2019) was a New Zealand rugby union player. He was born in Whanganui, North Island. Wilson played for the provisional teams Canterbury and Wellington. He played for the New Zealand national rugby union team. He played 14 matches, including two internationals, and scored five tries and one drop goal.[1]

Wilson died at Kowhainui Hospital in Whanganui on 18 May 2019. He was 88.[2]

References change

  1. Viney, Kathy; Williams, Defyd. "Doug Wilson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. Leach, Abe (23 May 2019). "Former Whanganui All Black Doug Wilson remembered as 'humble man'". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 23 May 2019.