ights ▁at ▁M t . ▁Tamb or ine ▁in ▁the ▁w art ime ▁years ▁between ▁ 1 9 4 2 ▁and ▁ 1 9 4 4 ) ▁and ▁then ▁Br is b ane ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁where ▁he ▁played ▁school boy ▁rugby . ▁Wilson ▁continued ▁playing ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Queensland , ▁while ▁he ▁purs ued ▁his ▁medical ▁studies . ▁His ▁older ▁brother ▁Dr ▁Fer g us ▁Wilson , ▁who ▁later ▁became ▁an ▁orth op a edic ▁sur geon , ▁was ▁also ▁involved ▁with ▁rugby ▁at ▁the ▁university ▁and ▁later ▁co ached ▁various ▁teams . ▁ ▁Play ing ▁career ▁While ▁playing ▁for ▁University , ▁Wilson ▁won ▁the ▁Br is b ane ▁Prem iers hip ▁five ▁times . ▁He ▁was ▁first ▁selected ▁to ▁represent ▁Queensland ▁against ▁a ▁tour ing ▁side ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁then ▁again ▁four ▁years ▁later ▁when ▁a ▁South ▁African ▁side ▁was ▁visit ing . ▁ ▁After ▁comple ting ▁his ▁medical ▁training ▁at ▁the ▁M ater ▁Hospital ▁in ▁Br is b ane , ▁he ▁joined ▁the ▁army ▁as ▁a ▁Medical ▁Officer ▁for ▁two ▁years . ▁It ▁was ▁while ▁playing ▁for ▁the ▁army ▁rugby ▁team ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁for ▁Australia . ▁Wilson ▁made ▁his ▁international ▁debut ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 7 , ▁starting ▁as ▁a ▁fl ank er ▁for ▁the ▁Wall ab ies ▁against ▁the ▁All ▁Black s ▁in ▁Sydney , ▁and ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁inc umb ent ▁Queensland ▁state ▁captain ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁selected ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 7 – 5 8 ▁Australia