▁Br is b ane , ▁and ▁then ▁began ▁to ▁manage ▁the ▁Queensland ▁state ▁team ▁and ▁later ▁the ▁national ▁team . ▁He ▁managed ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁Australia ▁rugby ▁union ▁tour ▁of ▁New ▁Zealand ▁and ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁Australia ▁rugby ▁union ▁tour ▁of ▁Italy ▁and ▁France . ▁The ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Wall ab ies ' ▁coming - of - age ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Grand ▁S lam ▁tour ▁of ▁Britain ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁How ell ▁quotes ▁from ▁Mark ▁El la ' s ▁book ▁of ▁the ▁tour ▁Path s ▁to ▁Vict ory ▁that ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁Wilson ▁managed ▁in ▁the ▁style ▁of ▁a ▁bene vol ent , ▁big ▁brother ▁ ▁and ▁directly ▁quotes ▁El la ▁" I ▁couldn ' t ▁think ▁of ▁a ▁better ▁manager . ▁I ▁played ▁for ▁Australia ▁for ▁six ▁years . ▁Thank ▁God ▁I ▁had ▁Ch illa ▁Wilson ▁for ▁three ▁of ▁them . ▁With ▁Jones y ▁up ▁there ▁domin ating ▁everything , ▁Ch illa ▁was ▁the ▁perfect ▁fo il . ▁He ▁was ▁quiet , ▁un ob tr us ive ▁and ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁noise . ▁In ▁fact , ▁you ▁wouldn ' t ▁know ▁Ch illa ▁was ▁the ▁manager ▁until ▁the ▁time ▁came ▁for ▁somebody ▁to ▁get ▁up ▁and ▁say ▁the ▁right ▁thing . ▁The ▁biggest ▁thing ▁Ch illa ▁had ▁in ▁his ▁favour ▁was ▁that ▁everybody ▁loved ▁him . ▁We ▁gave ▁him ▁a ▁hard ▁time , ▁but ▁nobody ▁wanted ▁to ▁be