▁rugby ▁union ▁tour ▁of ▁Britain , ▁Ireland ▁and ▁France . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁with ▁Wilson ▁as ▁captain , ▁Queensland ▁beat ▁New ▁South ▁Wales ▁in ▁the ▁inter state ▁series ▁for ▁only ▁the ▁second ▁time ▁since ▁the ▁war ▁and ▁Wilson ▁was ▁reward ed ▁with ▁the ▁national ▁captain cy ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁Wall ab ies ▁to ▁tour ▁New ▁Zealand . ▁Wilson ▁capt ained ▁Australia ▁in ▁ 1 1 ▁of ▁ 1 3 ▁games ▁played ▁including ▁three ▁Test s . ▁Although ▁Australia ▁won ▁the ▁second ▁Test ▁the ▁final ▁tour ▁record ▁had ▁the ▁Wall ab ies ▁winning ▁only ▁six ▁games ▁of ▁th ir teen ▁games ▁and ▁drawing ▁one . ▁ ▁Wilson ▁made ▁a ▁further ▁state ▁appearance ▁against ▁the ▁visit ing ▁British ▁& ▁Irish ▁L ions ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁but ▁this ▁would ▁be ▁his ▁last ▁representative ▁game ▁in ▁Australia . ▁All ▁told ▁he ▁played ▁for ▁Australia ▁twelve ▁times , ▁four ▁of ▁which ▁were ▁Test s ▁and ▁capt ained ▁the ▁side ▁in ▁eleven ▁of ▁those ▁appearances . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁Ch illa ▁Wilson ▁under to ok ▁post - grad uate ▁studies ▁in ▁England ▁and ▁Scotland ▁and ▁played ▁with ▁the ▁Edinburgh ▁W ander ers . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 3 ▁& ▁' 6 4 ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁in ▁a ▁London ▁Count ies ▁side ▁who ▁played ▁against ▁the ▁visit ing ▁All ▁Black s . ▁ ▁Team ▁manager ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁his ▁career ▁Wilson ▁captain - co ached ▁a ▁side ▁at ▁West s