Vay Wilson

Vayro William Wilson, DSC (18 January 1912 – 1962) was an Australian naval officer and a state and national representative rugby union player who captained the Wallabies in three Test matches immediately prior to the Second World War.

[2] When the trials for the 1939 British Isles touring squad were held Cyril Towers made a comeback but the selectors opted for Wilson to retain the captaincy and his front-row position.

After a couple of weeks spent filling sandbags to start the war effort, a pub crawl around the West Country, and a meeting with the royal family, the squad set sail for Australia having not played a game.

The Whiticker reference records that "the squad played an exhibition match in Bombay on the journey home so that the players could be afforded international status".

He joined the Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during the war and was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for his action in the English Channel in a PT boat.