Stewart Wilson (born 22 October 1942) is a former international

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player. He played as a fullback. He had 22 caps for

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between 1964 and 1968, and captained his country in four international matches.Griffiths, page 2:37-2:39 He scored 68 points in internationals for Scotland. He was selected for the

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, and played in the second international against and all four tests against the

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, scoring 30 points which was a Lions career record for test match points at the time. He represented

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in the

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in 1963 and 1964 and played club rugby for London Scottish.

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