Jeff Wilson (sportsman)

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Jeffrey "Goldie" William Wilson MNZM (born October 24, 1973 in Invercargill) is a New Zealand sportsman who has represented his country in both rugby union and cricket—a so-called "Double All Black", an increasingly rare achievement in the professional era. He is also a talented basketballer and won national secondary school titles in track and field. Jeff Wilson is married to Adine Wilson (nee Harper), captain of the New Zealand netball team.

Rugby career

Early career

Wilson attended Cargill High School, where in one rugby game he scored nine tries and a total of 66 points. He played for the national secondary schools side against Australia in 1992.

All Blacks Rugby

Wilson was first selected for the All Blacks tour to Britain in 1993, making his debut as an All Black against London and SE Division on October 23, 1993 and his test debut against Scotland on November 20, 1993, scoring three tries in that game.

He appeared 71 times for the All Blacks, including 60 tests and played in 1995 and 1999 Rugby World Cup, in the positions of wing and fullback. In test matches he scored a total of 234 points: 44 tries, 1 conversion, 3 penalty goals, and 1 drop goal.

Wilson announced his retirement at the end of the 2000 Super 12 season, but made a comeback in 2001, playing another 6 test matches before finally retiring in 2002 at the relatively young age of 28.

Up until 2002, he held the All Blacks try scoring record, with 44 tries from his 60 test matches. This was later overtaken by fullback Christian Cullen and then Doug Howlett.

In 2003, Wilson was made a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit for services to rugby in the annual New Zealand Honours List. [Cite web|url=http://www.dpmc.govt.nz/honours/lists/list.asp?id=8|title=The New Zealand New Year Honours 2003|date=2002-12-31|publisher=Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet]

uper 12

Wilson played Super 12 rugby for the Highlanders and NPC rugby for Otago and Southland. In 2006, Wilson announced he would return to Otago RFU in coaching and developmental roles.

Infobox Cricketer


nationality = New Zealand
country = New Zealand
country abbrev = NZ
name = Jeff Wilson
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bowling style = Right-arm fast-medium
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ODIs = 6
ODI runs = 103
ODI bat avg = 20.60
ODI 100s/50s = 0/0
ODI top score = 44*
ODI overs = 242
ODI wickets = 4
ODI bowl avg = 65.00
ODI 5s = 0
ODI 10s = 0
ODI best bowling = 2/21
ODI catches/stumpings = 4/-
date = 20 April
year = 2007
source = http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38751.html Cricinfo

Cricket career

Wilson played his provincial cricket for Otago, as an all-rounder - both a hard-hitting batsman and a right-arm fast-medium pace bowler. His international appearances were in four games of a One Day Internationals (ODI) series against Australia in the 1992-93 season, and again in an ODI series in 2005. The arrival of the Super 12 rugby competition - which overlaps the cricket season by more than six weeks - forced him to decide early on which international career to pursue, truncating his cricket career.

After his retirement from rugby, Wilson resumed playing cricket at the provincial level and then on January 12, 2005, was again selected for the Black Caps to play a series of ODIs against a World XI in January (although he did not make the on-field team). Selected later in the season, his form fell away and his last ODI was played against Australia in Wellington on 1 March 2005. Wilson retired from cricket at the end of the 2005 season due to persistent injury.

Although his career statistics are not particularly impressive (103 runs at an average of 20.60 and a strike rate of 92 for batting, and 4 wickets at an economy rate of 6.44 runs per over in bowling), he played a crucial role for the team in a couple of the games.

Post-retirement

After retirement Wilson spent the next few months breeding horses on a farm in Canterbury. In May 2006 he accepted a position with the Otago Rugby Football Union to promote rugby within the Otago-Southland region in a development role. Rugby officials stated that "it's a brand new position, essentially it's going to be talent identification, a lot of mentoring and coaching one-on-one stuff." [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-124011305.html] Jeff has since progressed to take on the role of Director of Rugby with the Otago Rugby Football Union, dealing with all aspects of the professional game.

He also hosts a morning radio show dedicated to promoting sport among the region's young population.Fact|date=February 2007 Jeff also promotes Automotive LPG, with New Zealand's leading LPG supplier, Rockgas.

References

External links

*All Blacks|id=973|name=Jeff Wilson
* [http://www.rugbymuseum.co.nz/ABProfilee.asp?level1=All_Blacks&Level2=ABC&IDID=973 New Zealand Rugby Museum biography and career record]
* [http://content-aus.cricinfo.com/newzealand/content/player/38751.html CricInfo article]