Willie Neilson

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Willie Neilson
Birth nameWilliam Neilson
Date of birth(1873-08-18)18 August 1873
Place of birth Holytown, Scotland
Date of death16 March 1960(1960-03-16) (aged 86)
Place of death Prestwick, Scotland
School Merchiston Castle School
University Clare College, Cambridge
Rugby union career
Position(s) Three Quarters
Youth career
1886–91 Merchiston Castle School
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1886–91 West of Scotland ()
1891 Cambridge University ()
London Scottish ()
Provincial / State sides
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1886 Glasgow District ()
1889 West of Scotland District ()
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
1891–97 Scotland 14 (4)
32nd President of the Scottish Rugby Union
In office
1905–1906