Rugby player
| Full name | Link Michael Wilfley | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1979-07-05) July 5, 1979 (age 45) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Denver, CO, United States | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 195 lb (88 kg) | ||||||||||||||||
| University | Oregon State University | ||||||||||||||||
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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.
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.
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. 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.
Wilfley played professional rugby union in England for Rotheram.
See also
References
- "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.
- ^ "Players to Watch - Link Wilfley". BBC News. September 24, 2003.
- "Scots struggle to beat USA". BBC News. October 20, 2003.
External links
- 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