Alex Wyllie
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Birth name | Alexander John Wyllie | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 30 August 1944 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 102 kg (16 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | St Andrew's College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | Richard Loe (nephew) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Alexander John "Grizz" Wyllie
Playing career
Wyllie began his rugby career playing for Glenmark Rugby Club, in North Canterbury. During his first-class career he played for Canterbury beginning in 1964 and played 210 matches for the province until 1979, serving as captain on over one hundred occasions. During this time, he was an integral part of such exploits for the province as the lifting of the Ranfurly Shield in 1969 from Hawke's Bay and then in 1972 from Auckland as well as captaining the province to wins over international touring sides such as England in 1973, Scotland in 1975 and Ireland in 1976.
Wyllie became an
Coaching
In 1982, Wyllie became coach of Canterbury and immediately enjoyed success when Canterbury won the
In the
Wyllie became a national selector in 1986 and he and his Auckland rival
Despite initial success as All Black coach, a decline starting in the 1991 season led to the
In 1991 he also appeared as an All Black in the comedy film Old Scores.[2]
Wyllie went on to take various coaching roles in England, Ireland, South Africa and Argentina and from 1996 to 1999 was in charge of the Argentina national side, taking the Pumas to the quarterfinals at the 1999 World Cup.
In June 2009, Wyllie attended the retirement ceremony for Argentina national side Captain, Agustín Pichot.[3]
References
- ^ "No. 50362". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1985. p. 30.
- ^ "Old Scores". NZ On Screen. Retrieved 23 August 2017.
- ^ Periodismo Rugby