Background
Wyles grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania before he moved to his parents" native United Kingdom when he was 11 years old.
Wyles grew up in Allentown, Pennsylvania before he moved to his parents" native United Kingdom when he was 11 years old.
He then attended Haileybury and Imperial Service College in Hertford and went on to study Politics at the University of Nottingham.
He usually plays as a fullback or wing, but can also play as a centre. Wyles is the most-capped fullback of all time for the United States. national team Wyles has captained the United States of America national sevens team, which is a core team on the World Rugby Sevens Series.
Wyles’ first professional club was the Championship team, Nottingham Reconstruction Finance Corporation. He then played with Northampton Saints, during the 2006/2007 season.
lieutenant was during this period that he caught the eye of the United States of America Eagles coaching team which eventually resulted in his involvement in the Institutional Review Board Sevens World Series and the 2007 Rugby World Cup. Wyles joined Saracens in summer of 2008, after impressive performances in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
Eddie Jones, who was on the Springboks coaching team, saw Wyles" potential, and when Jones became Director of Rugby at Saracens he signed Wyles to build his squad. Wyles debuted for Saracens on 24 August 2008 against the Sale Sharks.
In the 2009/2010 season he was a regular starter on the wing and played in the Saracens team that took on Leicester Reconstruction Finance Corporation in the final of the English Premiership.
Foreign his performances during the 2009/10 Season, Wyles was nominated for Player of the Season by Brendan Venter. He was also a key figure in the successful 2010/11 Premiership winning side, starting 20 matches and leading the team in metres gained (909 metres). In the 2014-2015 season, Wyles scored 13 tries, tied for second in the English Premiership.
Wyles scored two tries for Saracens in their home opener of the 2015-2016 Rugby Champions Cup against Toulouse helping the team run out winners, 32-7.
Wyles first represented the United States national rugby sevens team at the 2007 Hong Kong Sevens. From there, he went on to captain the United States team in the Institutional Review Board Sevens World Series, leading the team to core Institutional Review Board Sevens status.
During his time with the United States national Sevens team he scored an impressive 54 tries in 13 tournaments. Wyles earned his first 15"s cap at the Churchill Cup in 2007 against England Saxons before going onto to play Fullback for the Eagles in the 2007 Rugby World Cup.
In 2009, Wyles was included in the United States of America Eagles team of the decade by RugbyMag, a leading United States rugby publication.
Wyles continued his form for the United States of America team playing in the 2011 Rugby World Cup finishing as the Eagles top points scorer.
His performances in the World Cup led him to be named the American Rugby News ‘Player of the Year’ Since the 2007 Rugby World Cup, he has been a regular starter at Fullback for the United States national team His recent performances for club and country won him the 2012 Player of the Year award for American rugby.
