Falcons prop Scott Wilson forced to retire through injury

Falcons prop Scott Wilson forced to retire through injury

Newcastle Falcons have confirmed that prop Scott Wilson has been forced to retire from professional rugby due to injury.

The 24-year-old has made 80 appearances for the Falcons’ first team since coming through the club’s academy, making his debut as an 18-year-old and going on to play for England’s second-string national side, the Saxons.

 

“I’ve been playing rugby since I was six and my dream was always to play for Newcastle Falcons,” said Wilson, the Berwick native who scored a try in last season’s European Challenge Cup quarter-final victory over Brive.

“Kingston Park Stadium is where I first started watching rugby, my uncle brought me down to watch the games and I used to stand on the North Terrace come rain, shine, hail or snow to watch the Falcons play. To then go on and be able to play for the team I love has been the biggest highlight, and I’ve got no regrets.


 “I’m only 24 but having received a neck injury at Exeter in the Premiership semi-final in May, I have now been told by the doctor that I have to retire, which is obviously a huge blow.”

 


Wilson's introduction to a Falcons starting XV came quickly as he took to the Kingston Park Stadium pitch against Cross Keys in the British and Irish Cup in October 2012 before going on to make a further 15 appearances for the first XV as the Falcons made an immediate and triumphant return to the Aviva Premiership.

He then completed a remarkable season as part of the victorious England U20 team in the IRB Junior World Championships in France. Making a further 19 first team appearances the following season, he established himself amongst the Falcons senior squad and scored his first Premiership try against London Irish in the opening game of the 2014/15 season, making a further 13 appearances the following term before succumbing to a series of injuries.

 

 

  

 

 

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