{{Short description|US international rugby union player}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox rugby biography | name = Link Wilfley | image = | caption = | full_name = Link Michael Wilfley | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|07|05}} | birth_place = Denver, CO, United States | death_date = | death_place = | height = 6 ft 1 in | weight = 195 lb | occupation = | school = | university = Oregon State University | relatives = | position = Utility back | repyears1 = 2000–03 | repteam1 = {{nrut|United States}} | repcaps1 = 20 | reppoints1 = 63 }} '''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.<ref>{{cite web |title=All I wanted was a Cake! |url=https://tommyspaulding.com/all-i-wanted-was-a-cake-2/ |website=tommyspaulding.com |date=16 February 2016}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lundeberg |first1=Steve |title=Riley: It's all a matter of time |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/442812656 |work=Albany Democrat-Herald |date=September 3, 1998}}</ref>
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.<ref name="PlayersToWatch">{{cite news |title=Players to Watch - Link Wilfley |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/team_pages/usa/players_to_watch/2958918.stm |work=BBC News |date=September 24, 2003}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news |title=Scots struggle to beat USA |url=https://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/rugby_union/rugby_world_cup/3202974.stm |work=BBC News |date=20 October 2003}}</ref>
Wilfley played professional rugby union in England for Rotheram.<ref name="PlayersToWatch"/>
==See also== *List of United States national rugby union players
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{ESPNscrum|13404}}
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