Joe Wilson (rugby league)
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| Full name | Colin George Wilson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 November 1908 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 25 August 1979 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Centre, Wing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Colin George Wilson (28 November 1908 – 25 August 1979) was an Australian rugby league player.[1]
An Ipswich–based player, Wilson was on a wing for Australia in all three home internationals against the 1932 Great Britain Lions. In the second Test match, known as the "Battle of Brisbane", Wilson scored a first half try to help secure Australia's only victory of the series. The remainder of his career was spent in England. He started out with Wigan, where he married a local, and later competed for Bradford Northern.[2][3]
Wilson was employed as a wool sorter while overseas and during the war worked in munitions. He returned to Australia after the war and settled in Sadliers Crossing.[2]