Danny Wilson Rugby player
Danny Wilson (born 1955) is a former rugby union and rugby league player. Born in Wales to a Welsh mother and a Sierra Leonean father, he played rugby union for Cardiff RFC as a fly-half and rugby league as a Stand-off/Five-eighth for Wales and at club level Swinton Runcorn Highfield and Springfield Borough. Wilson won five caps for Wales while at Swinton, in 1981–82 and 1984. Wilson once scored five drop goals in a match for Swinton. Wilson is the father of Manchester United footballer and former Welsh international Ryan Giggs. Ryan was christened Ryan Joseph Wilson but as a teenager changed his surname to that of his mother. Giggs is said to have inherited his balance and athleticism from his father.