Name George Wilson | ||
George 'Happy' Wilson is a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s, and 1950s, playing 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 playing 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.
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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).
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 1952 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.