Matthew Wintle Explained

Matthew Wintle
Full Name:Matthew Edward Wintle
Birth Date:12 February 1972
Birth Place:Cefn Cribwr, Wales
Height:6 ft 0 in
Weight:203 lb
Position:Centre
Repyears1:1996
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

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

Wintle grew up in Kenfig Hill and attended Cynffig Comprehensive School. Moving to London to study medicine, he played his early senior rugby for 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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Notes and References

  1. News: Woolford . Anthony . 25 players you forgot played for Wales in the 1990s . . 29 September 2016 . en.
  2. News: 1-Cap Wonder, But There's So Much More To Ex-Star's Life . . 23 December 2020.
  3. News: Woolford . Anthony . Welsh rugby's most gifted brothers: The siblings who grew up to play for Wales . Wales Online . 15 May 2015 . en.