Winston Stanley (rugby union, born 1974)

Not to be confused with Winston Stanley (rugby union, born 1989).
Winston Stanley
Birth nameWinston Ulysses Stanley
Date of birth (1974-07-14) July 14, 1974 (age 50)
Place of birthVictoria, British Columbia
Height6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Weight184 lb (83 kg; 13.1 st)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2000–2001 Leicester Tigers 16 (30)
2001–2003 Leeds Tykes 10 (15)
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1994–2004 Canada 66 (123)

Winston Ulysses Stanley (born July 14, 1974 in Victoria, British Columbia)[1] is a Canadian rugby union player. He played wing for University of British Columbia, James Bay Athletic Association and Vancouver Kats in Canada before later moving to English club Leicester Tigers.[2]

He earned 66 caps for Canada. He made his debut on May 21, 1994 against the United States. He played at the 1995 Rugby World Cup finals and the 2003 Rugby World Cup finals.

Stanley was part of the Leicester Tigers team that won the Heineken Cup, Zurich Premiership, and the Championship play-off in 2001. Stanley started the victorious 2001 Heineken Cup Final for Leicester.[3]

He retired from international rugby following the 2003 Rugby World Cup. In 2004 he was named as player/coach for the Velox Valhallians club in Victoria.[4]

Since then, he has coached Edmonton Gold in the Rugby Canada Super League and the Vancouver Island Crimson Tide Under-20 men's squad. For the 2013-14 rugby season, he was a coach with the University of Victoria Vikes team. He has since worked in numerous school coaching rugby all around Victoria and Canada.[5][4]

He is currently Director of Rugby at Glenlyon Norfolk School in Victoria. In 2014 he returned to Velox and was named head coach for the Velox Valhallians.[citation needed]

Winston Stanley, was inducted into the Canada Rugby Hall of Fame. He played in three Rugby World Cups and holds the record for most tries scored for Canada with 24. He also played professional rugby for Blackheath, Worcester Warriors and Leeds Tykes.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Winston STANLEY - Player statistics - It's rugby". www.itsrugby.co.uk. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  2. ^ "Winston Ulysses Stanley". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  3. ^ "European glory seals Leicester treble". BBC. 19 May 2001. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Winston Stanley inducted into RC Hall of Fame | Westshore RFC". 2021-03-23. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  5. ^ "WESTSHORE RFC NATIONAL TEAM MEMBERS ALUMNI | Westshore RFC". 2021-03-21. Retrieved 2024-05-30.
  6. ^ "Euro Cup winner Winston enters Hall of Fame". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 2024-05-30.