Ryan Wilson

Scottish rugby union player
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroScottish rugby union player
PlacesUnited Kingdom Scotland
isAthlete Rugby union player
Work fieldSports
Gender
Male
Birth18 May 1989, Aldershot, United Kingdom
Age35 years
Star signTaurus
Stats
Height:193 cm
Weight:105 kg
Education
Frensham Heights School
Sports Teams
Scotland national rugby union team
Glasgow Warriors
Scotland national under-20 rugby union team
Scotland A national rugby union team
The details

Biography

Ryan Wilson (born 18 May 1989) is a rugby union player who plays for Glasgow Warriors as a loose forward. Born in Aldershot in England, he qualifies for Scotland through his maternal grandfather. He made his debut for Scotland in 2013 and has won 39 caps.

Club career

Wilson attended Frensham Heights School in Surrey, a private secondary school that did not field a rugby union team. During his time at Frensham, Wilson proved to be adept at football, and played in the school's first XI for two years.

Having played mini and junior rugby at Farnham RUFC in Surrey, he spent a 'happy year' at Moseley.

Wilson joined Glasgow Warriors from Moseley in 2010. He was made captain of the club for the 2017-18 season.

He was drafted to Marr in the Scottish Premiership for the 2017-18 season. He was drafted to Stirling County for the 2018-19 season.

International career

Wilson represented Scotland A, Scotland under-20 and Scotland under-19.

He was involved in an incident in the tunnel before the England vs Scotland match on Saturday 24 February 2018.

Assault conviction

Wilson was convicted of assault in 2015. He punched Glasgow Hawks player Ally Maclay while dressed as Batman, leaving Maclay with a fractured eye socket. He was suspended by the Scottish Rugby Union for 3 months.

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