Winston Ulysses Stanley (born July 14, 1974 in

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) is a Canadian

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footballer. He played

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for

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and Vancouver Kats in

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before later moving to

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club Leicester Tigers. He earned 66 caps for

. He made his debut on May 21, 1994 against the

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. He played at the

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finals and the

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finals. Stanley was part of the Leicester Tigers team that won the Heineken Cup,

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, and the Championship play-off in 2001. Stanley started the victorious 2001 Heineken Cup Final for Leicester. He retired from international rugby following the

. In 2004 he was named as player/coach for the Velox Valhallians club in Victoria. Since then, he has coached

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in the

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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. 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.

References

External links

ESPN Scrum Profile
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