Scott Wilson (rugby league, born 1970)

Scott Wilson
Personal information
Full name	Scott Wilson
Born	8 November 1970 (age 51)
Playing information
Height	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	88 kg (13 st 12 lb)
Position	Fullback, Wing, Centre, Five-eighth
Club
Representative
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Last updated September 12, 2022

Scott Wilson (born 8 November 1970) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1980s and 1990s. He played as a fullback , wing , centre or five-eighth.^[2]

Playing career

Wilson as a youngster played in the South Sydney Juniors competition for Coogee Randwick Wombats. While at South Sydney High School in 1986, Wilson was selected to play for the Australian Schoolboys team.^[3]

Wilson made his first grade début in Round 8 of the 1988 season against Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval, 25 April, coming off the bench in the second half. It later transpired that he was used as an illegal replacement and South Sydney were ultimately stripped of the two competition points they earned that afternoon.

Wilson played for six first-grade clubs during his career: South Sydney Rabbitohs, North Sydney Bears, Canterbury-Bankstown (twice), Gold Coast, Western Reds and North Queensland Cowboys. He also played for Salford and Warrington Wolves.

Wilson was selected to represent New South Wales as an interchange for game III of the 1997 Super League Tri-series against New Zealand.^[4]

Career highlights

First Grade Debut: 1988 - Round 8, Rabbitohs vs Manly-Warringah Sea Eagles at Brookvale Oval, 25 April^[5]
Representative Selection: 1997 - Game III, Super League Tri-series, NSW vs New Zealand at Bruce Stadium, 14 May, winning 20–15

Footnotes

↑ "NRL Stats". 203.166.101.37. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.^{[ dead link ]}
1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
↑ "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.
↑ "Superleague Tri-Series 1997 Series - Game 3". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2007.
↑ "Scott Wilson". NRL Stats. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

External links

Profile at bulldogs.com.au

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[NRL_Stats-1] "NRL Stats". 203.166.101.37. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.^{[ dead link ]}

[Statistics_at_rugbyleagueproject.org-2] 1 2 "Statistics at rugbyleagueproject.org". rugbyleagueproject.org. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[3] "Australian Secondary Schools Rugby League". Sporting Pulse. Retrieved 10 October 2008.

[4] "Superleague Tri-Series 1997 Series - Game 3". Rugby League Project. Archived from the original on 21 August 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

[5] "Scott Wilson". NRL Stats. Archived from the original on 29 July 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2007.

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