Wilson Lauder

Wilson Lauder

Date of birth	(1948-11-04) 4 November 1948 (age 76)
Place of birth	Thornton, Fife, Scotland
Height	6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
School	Heol Gam Secondary
Occupation(s)	Power plant engineer
Rugby union career
Position(s) Flanker International career Years Team Apps (Points) 1969–77 Scotland 18 (19)

Wilson Lauder (born 4 November 1948) is a former Scotland rugby union international based in Wales.

Early life

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, Wales, where he attended Heol Gam Secondary School.^[1]

Rugby career

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.^[2]

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.^[3]

A flanker, Lauder represented the country of his birth in international rugby. He earned 18 times caps for Scotland between 1969 and 1977, featuring in overseas tours to Argentina, Australia and New Zealand.^[2]

Lauder played for Maesteg after leaving Neath and was later coach of Llantwit Major.^[4]

See also

• List of Scotland national rugby union players

References

1. "Scotland Changes". Hull Daily Mail. 15 February 1969.
2. "Rugby Spotlight No. 9". Neath Guardian. 12 January 1973.
3. "An era ends as Wilson Lauder quits". Neath Guardian. 23 November 1978.
4. "Scot sets up a school for flankers ..." South Wales Echo. 10 February 1988.

External links

• Wilson Lauder at ESPNscrum