Wilson Lauder (born 4 November 1948) is a former Scotland
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 it ...
international based in Wales.
Lauder was born in the village of
Thornton in Fife, Scotland. He spent several years of his childhood in
Rhodesia and when he was 11 years of age his family settled in
Bridgend
Bridgend (; cy, Pen-y-bont ar Ogwr or just , meaning "the end of the bridge on the Ogmore") is a town in Bridgend County Borough in Wales, west of Cardiff and east of Swansea. The town is named after the medieval bridge over the River Og ...
, Wales, where he attended
Heol Gam Secondary School.
Having not played rugby union until his arrival in Wales, Lauder developed his game under the mentorship of Wales fullback
Grahame Hodgson, who taught at his school. He represented Wales Schoolboys in 1963–64.
Lauder played his early rugby with
Llantwit Major, before switching to
Neath in the 1967–68 season, to begin a 10-year career at The Gnoll. In 1971, he broke the Neath record for most points in a game twice in the space of a fortnight.
A flanker, Lauder represented the country of his birth in international rugby. He earned 18 times caps for
Scotland
Scotland (, ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. Covering the northern third of the island of Great Britain, mainland Scotland has a Anglo-Scottish border, border with England to the southeast ...
between 1969 and 1977, featuring in overseas tours to Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.
Lauder played for
Maesteg
Maesteg is a town and community (Wales), community in Bridgend County Borough, Wales. Maesteg lies at the northernmost end of the Llynfi Valley, close to the border with Neath Port Talbot. In 2011, Maesteg had a population of 20,612. The English ...
after leaving Neath and was later coach of Llantwit Major.
See also
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List of Scotland national rugby union players
References
External links
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1948 births
Living people
Scottish rugby union players
Scotland international rugby union players
Llantwit Major RFC players
Neath RFC players
Maesteg RFC players
Rugby union flankers
Rugby union players from Fife
Rugby union players from Bridgend
People educated at Ysgol Brynteg