Alan Wilson (rugby league)
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Alan Wilson is an Australia
n former rugby league
footballer. The son of Australian Kangaroos player, Graham Wilson
, he is a former member of the Cronulla Sharks
team.
and is the 5th highest pointscorer for the club. After not being resigned by the Sharks at the end of 1991 he moved to his brother Craig's club the North Sydney Bears
. Alan won a Reserve Grade premiership with the Bears in 1992 before returned to Cronulla.
He could and did play every position. He also went on to represent NSW in State of Origin
.
Wilson recently returned to Australia after two years as Technical Advisor with European Super League
club St. Helens. Before that he spent a year in the NRL marketing department and was the brains behind the highly successful "That's my Team" campaign.
He spent seven years as assistant coach at the Parramatta Eels
under Brian Smith
from 1998-2004 after retiring in 1996 after an 11-year career.
Wilson is currently coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs
Under 20 side in the Toyota Cup National Youth Competition.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n former rugby league
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
footballer. The son of Australian Kangaroos player, Graham Wilson
Graham Wilson
Graham Wilson was an Australian rugby league footballer of the 1960s. He played in the New South Wales Rugby Football League premiership for Newtown club and later Cronulla-Sutherland, also achieving state and international representative honours...
, he is a former member of the Cronulla Sharks
Cronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
team.
Career
Alan Wilson was named Dally M rookie of the year in 1987. He played seven seasons for the Cronulla SharksCronulla Sharks
The Cronulla-Sutherland Sharks are Australian professional Rugby league team based in Cronulla, in the Sutherland Shire, Southern Sydney, New South Wales...
and is the 5th highest pointscorer for the club. After not being resigned by the Sharks at the end of 1991 he moved to his brother Craig's club the North Sydney Bears
North Sydney Bears
The North Sydney Bears are an Australian rugby league football club based in North Sydney, New South Wales. They currently compete in the New South Wales Cup, having exited the National Rugby League following the 1999 NRL season after 92 years of top-grade competition. The Bears are based on...
. Alan won a Reserve Grade premiership with the Bears in 1992 before returned to Cronulla.
He could and did play every position. He also went on to represent NSW in State of Origin
Rugby League State of Origin
State of Origin is an annual best of three series of rugby league football matches contested by the Maroons and the Blues, who represent the Australian states of Queensland and New South Wales respectively...
.
Wilson recently returned to Australia after two years as Technical Advisor with European Super League
Super League
Super League is the top-level professional rugby league football club competition in Europe. As a result of sponsorship from engage Mutual Assurance the competition is currently officially known as the engage Super League. The League features fourteen teams: thirteen from England and one from...
club St. Helens. Before that he spent a year in the NRL marketing department and was the brains behind the highly successful "That's my Team" campaign.
He spent seven years as assistant coach at the Parramatta Eels
Parramatta Eels
The Parramatta Eels are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the Sydney suburb of Parramatta. The Parramatta District Rugby League Football Club was formed in 1947, with their First Grade side playing their first season in the New South Wales Rugby Football League...
under Brian Smith
Brian Smith (rugby league)
Brian Smith is an Australian coach and former player of rugby league football. He is the current head coach at the Sydney Roosters of the NRL. Smith played for St. George and South Sydney Rabbitohs , appearing in a total of 31 first grade games...
from 1998-2004 after retiring in 1996 after an 11-year career.
Wilson is currently coach of the South Sydney Rabbitohs
South Sydney Rabbitohs
The South Sydney Rabbitohs are an Australian professional rugby league football team based in Redfern, a suburb of South-central Sydney, New South Wales. They participate in the National Rugby League premiership and are one of nine existing teams from the state capital...
Under 20 side in the Toyota Cup National Youth Competition.