Grant Charles Wells
| Date of birth | August 23, 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Christchurch, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 175 lb (79 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Grant Charles Wells (born August 23, 1971) is a retired international rugby union player for the United States national team.[2][3] He made 12 official appearances for the USA Eagles following his test match debut on May 27, 2000.[4]
Career
[edit]Wells was born in Christchurch, New Zealand.[1] He made San Francisco his permanent home in the 1990s soon after joining the Golden Gate Rugby Club, which later merged to become San Francisco Golden Gate RFC.[2][5]
Following his selection for the USA Eagles in 2000, he played as the starting fly-half in the Pacific Rim Rugby Championship and on the team's autumn tour of Scotland and Wales.[4] In 2001, Wells played in the Pan American Championship before making his final test match appearance at home in San Francisco against England.[3][4]
Post-retirement
[edit]After his retirement from professional rugby, Wells became an assistant coach for the San Francisco Golden Gate team.[6]
His children Jeremy, Ashley, Kayla, Benjamin, Haley
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Grant Wells". ESPN scrum.
- ^ a b "Personal Best: Rugby coach sees action on the field, in the home". The San Francisco Examiner. June 20, 2010. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ a b "England defeat USA in rugby test". The Irish Times. June 17, 2001. Archived from the original on September 18, 2020.
- ^ a b c "Grant Wells: Match list". ESPN. Retrieved September 18, 2020.
- ^ "Our Story". San Francisco Golden Gate Rugby. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
- ^ Thomas, Bruce. "SFGG Rugby Announce Giacheri as Head Coach". Pacific Rugby Premiership. Retrieved August 31, 2020.
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