page_title: Chris Wyles
section_title: International career
hierarchical_section_title: Chris Wyles / International career
caption_attribution_description: English: Chris Wyles of the USA Eagles running for a try against Russia during the 2010 Churchill Cup.
context_page_description: Chris Wyles is an American-British rugby union player.
  Until his retirement from international rugby in January 2016, Wyles had represented the USA Eagles in three World Cups. He was the USA Eagles Captain in the 2015 World Cup. In the 2007/2008 and 2008/2009 season, he was Captain of the USA National Sevens team, a core team in the World Rugby Sevens series. In 2015, he was selected for the USA Olympic team to compete in the Sevens rugby event at the Rio Olympic Games.
  In 2008, he joined Saracens in the English Premiership. In over 200 appearances, he has helped his club to win 4 Aviva Premiership Champion titles and two European Champions Cup
  He played at wing, full back or centre. Wyles is the most-capped fullback of all time for the U.S. national team.
context_section_description: Wyles first represented the USA National Rugby Sevens team at the 2007 Hong Kong Sevens. From there, he went on to captain the USA team in the IRB Sevens World Series. During his time with the USA National Sevens team, he scored an impressive 54 tries in 13 tournaments.
  Wyles earned his first XV's cap at the Churchill Cup in 2007 against England Saxons before going on to play Fullback for the Eagles in the 2007 Rugby World Cup in France. His performances in the World Cup led him to be named the American Rugby News 'Player of the Year'.  He continued to be a regular starter at Fullback for the USA National team after the 2007 World Cup.
  In 2009, Wyles was included in the USA Eagles team of the decade by RugbyMag, a leading US rugby publication. Wyles continued his form for the USA team, playing in the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand, finishing as the Eagles top points scorer. His performances for club and country won him the 2012 Player of the Year award for American rugby.
  Wyles participated in his third and final World Cup in England in 2015. He was appointed Captain of the USA National team for this event.
  In January 2016, Wyles announced his retirement from international XVs duty with the Eagles. He had amassed 222 points for the National team over his 54 cap career, scoring 16 tries and 142 points with the boot. His future intent was to focus on the remaining years of his contract with Saracens FC in England and to push for selection to the USA Olympic Team for the Rio 2016 Olympic Summer Games.
  Wyles reached his Olympic goal by playing with the USA National Sevens Team in Rio in August 2016.
caption: Chris Wyles with the USA Eagles during the 2010 Churchill Cup vs Russia
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