Matthew Wintle

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Matthew Wintle
Full nameMatthew Edward Wintle
Date of birth (1972-02-12) 12 February 1972 (age 52)
Place of birthCefn Cribwr, Wales
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight203 lb (92 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1996 Wales 1 (0)

Matthew Edward Wintle (born 12 February 1972) is a Welsh former rugby union international.[1]

Wintle grew up in

London Welsh, but returned to Wales in 1992 and signed with Llanelli.[2]

A centre, Wintle was capped once for Wales, in a win over Italy at Cardiff Arms Park in 1996. His elder brother Richard, who was also a three-quarter, had claimed a solitary Wales cap himself eight years earlier.[3]

Wintle, a medical graduate of Cardiff University, relocated to San Diego in the early 2000s and became Global Medical Director of Amylin Pharmaceuticals. He has since returned to the United Kingdom.[2]

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References

  1. Wales Online
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  2. ^ a b "1-Cap Wonder, But There's So Much More To Ex-Star's Life". Llanelli Star. 23 December 2020.
  3. ^ Woolford, Anthony (15 May 2015). "Welsh rugby's most gifted brothers: The siblings who grew up to play for Wales". Wales Online.

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