AJ Whalley

AJ Whalley
Full nameAdam Whalley
Date of birth (1982-05-20) 20 May 1982 (age 42)
Height186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight117 kg (258 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Prop
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
2007–09 Force 27 (15)

Adam "AJ" Whalley (born 20 May 1982) is an Australian former professional rugby union player.

Whalley grew up in the New South Wales city of Grafton and was an Australian under-21 representative as a loose forward.[1] He played rugby for Warringah and after switching to the front row had two months with English club Bristol Shogun in late 2004, a stint organised by Bob Dwyer and funded by the Waratahs to give him experience.[2]

Signed by the Western Force, Whalley relocated to Perth in 2005 and the following year undertook a tour of South Africa with the team. He didn't feature for the Force in their inaugural Super 14 season in 2006, spending a long period sidelined by a thumb injury, before breaking into the lineup in 2007 with seven appearances.[3] Over the next two years, Whalley was a regular for the Force, then spent a season in France with US Dax before leaving professional rugby.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Force's good luck charm". Daily Examiner. The Daily Telegraph. 12 March 2007.
  2. ^ "AJ pulls on the boots for Bristol". Daily Examiner. The Daily Telegraph. 9 November 2004.
  3. ^ "AJ's bad break". Daily Examiner. The Daily Telegraph. 11 April 2006.
  4. ^ "New deal for Whalley". Sky Sports. 10 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Dax : Whalley aura du retard". Rugbyrama (in French). 30 April 2010.