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Walter Gordon Neilson was a Scottish rugby football player.〔Bath, p137〕 He was capped once for in 1894.〔 He also played for Merchistonians RFC.〔 ==Family== His father was James Neilson, an Ironmaster and second cousin of Walter Montgomerie Neilson and his mother was Jane Thomson, daughter of George Thomson, the famous Glasgow shipbuilder. He attended Merchiston Castle School. He was the brother of George, Robert and Willie Neilson who were also capped for Scotland.〔 In 1891, he made his debut, along with his brother George in the game against - it is the only time that brothers have debuted together for Scotland, with the exception of the joint debut of Gavin and Scott Hastings.〔Bath, p97〕 One of the four Neilson brothers played in each of the twenty five matches between Willie and George's debut in 1891, until 1899, when Robert had to withdraw from the Calcutta Cup line-up after breaking his nose.〔 His brothers George, William and Robert, all became presidents of the Scottish Rugby Union. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gordon Neilson」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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