Wilson Shaw

Wilson Shaw

Full name	Robert Wilson Shaw
Date of birth	(1913-04-11)11 April 1913
Date of death	23 July 1979(1979-07-23) (aged 66)
Place of death	Glasgow, Scotland
Rugby union career
Position(s) Fly-half, wing, centre Amateur team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) Provincial / State sides Years Team Apps (Points) National team(s) Years Team Apps (Points) 1934–1939 1936 Scotland Great Britain Barbarians 19 0 (28) (0) Correct as of 2007-12-23

Position(s)	Fly-half, wing, centre
Amateur team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
Provincial / State sides
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
National team(s)
Years	Team	Apps	(Points)
1934–1939 1936	Scotland Great Britain Barbarians	19 0	(28) (0)
Correct as of 2007-12-23

Robert Wilson Shaw CBE (11 April 1913 – 23 July 1979) was a Scottish rugby union footballer who played for Scotland in 19 Tests between 1934 and 1939. Shaw played club for Glasgow High School Former Pupils, and could play in several positions in the backline; including wing, centre and fullback. He first represented Scotland in 1934 when he played all three of her Home International Championship matches (against England, Ireland, and Wales). He scored his first try in the Calcutta Cup match against England that year. He is most famous however for guiding Scotland to their Triple Crown victory over England at Twickenham in 1938. Shaw's performance was central to Scotland's 21–16 victory and he was carried off the field on the shoulders of his team-mates. The match became known as "Wilson Shaw's match". In 2002 Shaw was inducted into the Scottish Sports Hall of Fame.

Wilson Shaw also played the All Blacks in 1935 in a Combined Edinburgh and Glasgow XV.

Shaw was selected for the Great Britain team that toured Argentina in 1936. Although no caps were awarded for the tour, Shaw was part of the one Test of the tour, a 23-0 victory over Argentina.

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