Andrew Wilson (rugby Union)
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Andrew Wilson (born December 1980 in
Fife, Scotland Fife (, ; gd, Fìobha, ; sco, Fife) is a council area, historic county, registration county and lieutenancy area of Scotland. It is situated between the Firth of Tay and the Firth of Forth, with inland boundaries with Perth and Kinross (i.e ...
is a
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rugby union Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
footballer who played for
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and
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. He could play at either flanker, or Number Eight.


Rugby union career


Amateur career

At an amateur level he played for
Ellon Ellon may refer to: *Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland *Ellon, Calvados Ellon () is a commune in the Calvados department and Normandy region of north-western France. Population See also *Communes of the Calvados department The following is ...
,
Aberdeen GSFP Aberdeen Grammar School FP RFC, also known as Aberdeen Grammar, are an amateur rugby union club based in Aberdeen, Scotland. They currently compete in the . The club plays its home games at Rubislaw in the city's west end. Honours *Scottish Na ...
and
Heriot's FP Heriot's Rugby Club, also known as Heriot's FP, is one of Scotland's senior rugby union, rugby football clubs in the Scottish Rugby Union, whose Men's 1st XV play in the FOSROC . The women play in The club's Goldenacre Sports Ground, home is i ...
.


Professional career

He joined
Glasgow Warriors Glasgow Warriors are a professional rugby union side from Scotland. The team plays in the United Rugby Championship league and in the European Professional Club Rugby tournaments. In the 2014–15 season they won the Pro12 title and became t ...
in 2002. He made his debut against
Cardiff RFC Cardiff Rugby Football Club ( cy, Clwb Rygbi Caerdydd) is a rugby union club based in Cardiff, the capital city of Wales. The club was founded in 1876Parry-Jones (1989), pg 59 and played their first few matches at Sophia Gardens, shortly after ...
on 31 August 2002, becoming Glasgow Warrior No. 102.


International career

By 2002 he had represented Scotland at several levels: under-19, under-21, students and at sevens.


Engineering career

Wilson works as an engineer in the oil industry in Scotland.


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* 1980 births Living people Aberdeen GSFP RFC players Caledonia Reds players Ellon RFC players Glasgow Warriors players People educated at Ellon Academy Rugby union flankers Rugby union players from Fife Rugby union wings Scotland 'A' international rugby union players Scotland international rugby union players Scottish rugby union players {{Scotland-rugbyunion-bio-stub