George Wilson (birth unknown – death unknown), also known by the nickname of "Happy", was a Scottish rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1940s and 1950s. He played representative level rugby union (RU) for

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, and at club level for

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, as a wing, i.e. number 11 or 14, and representative level rugby league (RL) for Great Britain and Other Nationalities, and at club level Workington Town, as a , i.e. number 2 or 5.

Playing career

International honours

George 'Happy' Wilson won caps for

(RU) while at

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 , i.e. number 5, and scored a try in Workington Town's 18-10 victory over Featherstone Rovers in the

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Final during the 1951–52 season at Wembley Stadium, London on Saturday 19 April 1952, in front of a crowd of 72,093.

References

External links

Great Britain Statistics at englandrl.co.uk (statistics currently missing due to not having appeared for both Great Britain, and England)
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