About Tug Wilson
Lived 1938 – 1993 (aged 55). Tug Wilson was a rugby union player and military personnel.
Kenneth James "Tug" Wilson (25 November 1938 - 1 December 1993) was an English rugby union international.
Born in Newark, Wilson attended The King's School, Grantham.
Wilson, a physical training instructor at RAF Innsworth, was a RAF heavyweight boxing champion and once had a points win over Billy Walker. He played his rugby in the RAF and for Gloucester, gaining an England cap as a prop against France at Twickenham in the 1963 Five Nations, before signing with rugby league side Oldham. In his first season at Oldham, 1963–64, he was part of the team's Challenge Cup semi-final run. He played over 300 games for Oldham.
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Who was Tug Wilson?
rugby player
When was Tug Wilson born?
Tug Wilson was born on 25 November 1938.
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Tug Wilson died on 1 December 1993.
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Tug Wilson was a rugby union player and military personnel.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Tug Wilson. https://biography.guide/tug-wilson-rugby-union-player/
MLA: "Tug Wilson." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/tug-wilson-rugby-union-player/.
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