Chris Wyles was born on 13 September 1983 and was an American-English rugby union player.
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19 Facts About Chris Wyles
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Until his retirement from international rugby in January 2016, Wyles had represented the United States in three World Cups.
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Chris Wyles is the most-capped fullback of all time for the US national team.
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Chris Wyles was born in Stamford, Connecticut but lived mostly in Allentown, Pennsylvania before he moved to his parents' native United Kingdom when he was 11 years old.
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Chris Wyles then attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College in Hertford and went on to study Politics at the University of Nottingham.
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Chris Wyles joined Saracens in summer of 2008, after impressive performances in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
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Chris Wyles debuted for Saracens on 12 September 2008 against the Sale Sharks.
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Chris Wyles has now contributed over 60 tries for his Club, 23 of those scored in European Competition.
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Chris Wyles then started working for Wolfpack lager, with former team-mate Alistair Hargreaves.
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Chris Wyles first represented the USA National Rugby Sevens team at the 2007 Hong Kong Sevens.
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Chris Wyles continued to be a regular starter at Fullback for the USA National team after the 2007 World Cup.
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In 2009, Chris Wyles was included in the USA Eagles team of the decade by RugbyMag, a leading US rugby publication.
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Chris Wyles continued his form for the USA team, playing in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, finishing as the Eagles top points scorer.
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Chris Wyles participated in his third and final World Cup in England in 2015.
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Chris Wyles was appointed Captain of the USA National team for this event.
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In January 2016, Chris Wyles announced his retirement from international XVs duty with the Eagles.
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Chris Wyles had amassed 222 points for the National team over his 54 cap career, scoring 16 tries and 142 points with the boot.
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Chris Wyles reached his Olympic goal by playing with the USA National Sevens Team in Rio in August 2016.
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