Link Wilfley
| Full name | Link Michael Wilfley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | July 5, 1979 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Denver, CO, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Oregon State University | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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Link Michael Wilfley (born July 5, 1979) is an American former rugby union international.
Born in Denver, Wilfley is the great-great-grandson of mining engineer Arthur Wilfley, who invented the Wilfley table.[1]
Wilfley attended East High School in Denver and played varsity rugby union for Oregon State University, where he was also backup placekicker to José Cortez on the football team.[2]
A utility back, Wilfley was best suited as a fly-half, but also played centre and fullback during his time with the national team, from 2000 to 2003.[3] He was capped a total of 20 times, which included an appearance at the 2003 Rugby World Cup, coming on as a substitute against Scotland in Brisbane.[4]
Wilfley played professional rugby union in England for Rotheram.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "All I wanted was a Cake!". tommyspaulding.com. February 16, 2016.
- ^ Lundeberg, Steve (September 3, 1998). "Riley: It's all a matter of time". Albany Democrat-Herald.
- ^ a b "Players to Watch - Link Wilfley". BBC News. September 24, 2003.
- ^ "Scots struggle to beat USA". BBC News. October 20, 2003.
External links
[edit]- Link Wilfley at ESPNscrum
- 1979 births
- Living people
- United States international rugby union players
- Rugby union fly-halves
- Rotherham Titans players
- 2003 Rugby World Cup players
- Sportspeople from Denver
- Rugby union players from Colorado
- American expatriate rugby union players in England
- Players of American football from Denver
- American football placekickers
- Oregon State Beavers football players
- Oregon State University alumni
- East High School (Denver, Colorado) alumni
- Footballers who switched code