Jonathan "Dana" Wilson (22 May 1983 – 4 September 2011) was a New Zealand professional rugby league footballer who represented the Cook Islands.
Playing career Wilson played lower grades for Manly for a season before moving to England in 2005. He played for Oldham Bears, Leigh and Halifax before joining Swinton in 2009. He scored the match-winning try for Leigh in the 2006 Northern Rail Cup Final against Hull Kingston Rovers.Dana Wilson’s Swinton Lions revival cbsport.org, 21 January 2011
He was a key member of Swinton Lions' promotion-winning team in Championship 1 in 2011.
Representative career Wilson represented New Zealand Under‑16's and Under‑18's before switching his allegiance to the Cook Islands, where his mother was born (his dad was born in Samoa).
Wilson played in the Pacific Cup, toured Fiji and played for the Cook Islands in the 2006 World Cup qualifiers.Swinton Lions' Cook Islands forward Dana Wilson dies in car accident The Guardian, 4 September 2011
Personal life Wilson lived in Newton-le-Willows, Merseyside, England, with his wife Kirsten and their three children.
Death Wilson was killed in a car accident on Forshaw Lane, Burtonwood, Cheshire, England, on 4 September 2011.
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