Education
He was educated at The Oratory School, near Reading, where he played both rugby and soccer until he was 17.
He was educated at The Oratory School, near Reading, where he played both rugby and soccer until he was 17.
He plays in the forwards for England Sevens and is a strong and powerful runner. He returned to take a Geography degree at Loughborough University and came under the gaze of mentor Alan Buzza. Foreign the 2003/04 season, Andy joined Northampton Saints Senior Academy from Loughborough University, when he was the leading try scorer in the Northern Conference of the Zurich A League.
He also made his first team debut against Rotherham that season.
In 2006 he transferred to Sale Sharks. Andy was the captain of the England Sevens team in the 2007-2008 world series, and beat New Zealand for the first time in four years in the London leg of the 7"s series.
The following week the England side reached the final of the Edinburgh leg of the 7"s series. He joined Benetton Rugby Treviso from Sale Sharks in 2008.
Andy wrote a weekly column for Rugby Times magazine and Sportpost.com on life and rugby in Italy, and regularly contributed to Absolute Radio"s Rock and Roll Sports podcast.
In July 2011, Vilk joined Rugby Lions on a free transfer, and was subsequently appointed captain. Vilk"s fine form for the Lions earned him a recall to the England Sevens set-up, as he was selected for the squad to prepare for the final two legs of the 2012 Sevens World Series. He was subsequently selected for the team for the Twickenham leg of the World Sevens Series.
Due to the downturn in financial fortunes at the Lions, Vilk returned to Italy in July 2012, to join Calvisano.
He was the teams second highest try scorer during the 2012/13 campaign and helped them reach the playoff semi-finals. He continues to play for them in the 2013/14 season.
In May 2013, Andy took up position as Head Coach of the Italian Sevens team In his first season in charge he took the team to the final of the Institutional Review Board SWS Qualifier tournament in Hong Kong where they lost to Japan.
Quotations: "This has been a fantastic squad who have come together so well and achieved fantastic results.".
He has also been a member of winning sides at tournaments in Dubai, Los Angeles and Wellington in the Institutional Review Board World Sevens Series.