Richard Vivian Wintle (born 11 December 1967) is a Welsh former
rugby union
Rugby union, commonly known simply as rugby, is a close-contact team sport that originated at Rugby School in the first half of the 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand. In its m ...
international.
Wintle, born in
Kenfig Hill, was a student at Cynffig Comprehensive School. A speedy winger, who won the Wales AAA 200 metres title as a teenager, he represented Wales in under-15s and schoolboys rugby.
While studying medicine at
St Mary's Hospital, London
St Mary's Hospital is an NHS hospital in Paddington, in the City of Westminster, London, founded in 1845. Since the UK's first academic health science centre was created in 2008, it has been operated by Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, wh ...
, Wintle competed for
London Welsh and in 1988 was capped for
Wales
Wales ( cy, Cymru ) is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It is bordered by England to the Wales–England border, east, the Irish Sea to the north and west, the Celtic Sea to the south west and the ...
in a home Test against Western Samoa, coming on as a substitute for
Carwyn Davies
Carwyn Davies (17 April 1964 – 10 February 1997) was a Welsh international rugby union player.
Davies was born in Llandovery, Carmarthenshire. He was a rugby union player for Llanelli and also played seven international matches for Wales bet ...
.
Wintle switched to
Bridgend RFC
Bridgend Ravens ( cy, Cigfrain Pen-y-bont) (formerly Bridgend RFC) are a semi-professional rugby union club based in Bridgend, South Wales.
They currently play in the Welsh Premier Division and are a feeder club to the Ospreys regional team ...
in 1989, making the commute from London to train and play. He slipped out of international reckoning, in part due to medical commitments, but continued to play during the 1990s, for clubs including Swansea and Caerphilly. His younger brother
Matthew Wintle was capped for Wales in 1996.
See also
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List of Wales national rugby union players
List of Wales national rugby union players is a list of players who have represented Wales at rugby union. The list only includes players who have played in a Test match for the senior men's team. The players are listed in order of chronological ...
References
External links
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1967 births
Living people
Welsh rugby union players
Wales international rugby union players
Rugby union players from Kenfig Hill
Rugby union wings
London Welsh RFC players
Bridgend RFC players
Swansea RFC players
Caerphilly RFC players
Alumni of St Mary's Hospital Medical School
Welsh male sprinters