Hector Wilson
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| Born | Hector William Ryan 27 January 1921 Beaumont, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Died | 15 May 2004 (aged 80) Clyde, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 94 kg (207 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hector William Ryan[1] (27 January 1921 – 15 May 2004) was a New Zealand rugby union player. A prop, Wilson represented Otago at a provincial level, and was a member of the New Zealand national side, the All Blacks, from 1949 to 1951. He played 13 matches for the All Blacks including five internationals.[2]
After his parents divorced in 1927, Hector adopted his new stepfather's name after his mother married John Roland Wilson in 1939[3]
References
- ^ Birth Registration: "New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online" Birth Registration Number: 1921/11361 New Zealand BDM Online (accessed 31 May 2025) Hector William Ryan birth registered 1921 in New Zealand, child of Thomas Ryan & Jane Hawthorne Wilson.
- ^ Luxford, Bob. "Hec Wilson". New Zealand Rugby Union. Retrieved 8 November 2015.
- ^ Marriage Registration: "New Zealand Births, Deaths & Marriages Online" Marriage Registration Number: 1939/1688 New Zealand BDM Online (accessed 18 December 2025) Jane Hawthorne Harvey marriage to John Roland Wilson in 1939 in New Zealand.