Full name | Chance Allen Wenglewski | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | April 9, 1997 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 250 lb (110 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Union High School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
University | Lindenwood University | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chance Allen Wenglewski (born April 9, 1997) is a rugby union player who plays at prop for Rugby New York of Major League Rugby (MLR) and the United States men's national team.
He previously played for Lindenwood University. Wenglewski has also played for the USA Selects and multiple age-grade sides representing the United States. He is married to wife, Mariah Wenglewski. Though he has no children, he has a white lab, Betsy.
Wenglewski was born on April 9, 1997, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [1] Wenglewski attended Union High School in Tulsa, where he played football. [2] As of 2018 [update] , Wenglewski attends Lindenwood University where he has been a member of the Lindenwood Lions men's rugby team. [3]
Wenglewski was first named to the United States national under-20 rugby union team (Junior All-Americans) ahead of two qualification matches for the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy against Canada. [4] Upon the Junior All-Americans qualification for the tournament, Wenglewski also played for the team there in Harare, Zimbabwe. [5] Wenglewski also played for the Junior All-Americans in qualification matches for the 2017 World Rugby Under 20 Trophy. [6]
Wenglewski represented the United States, playing for the Men's Collegiate All-Americans' (MCAAs) in a September 2017 match against Oxford University. [7]
Wenglewski was first named to the roster for the USA Selects in advance of the 2016 Americas Pacific Challenge. [8] Wenglewski also represented the Selects at the Americas Pacific Challenge in 2017 [9] and 2018. [10]
Wenglewski was first named to the roster for the USA Eagles for the 2018 Americas Rugby Championship, [11] but he did not make an appearance during the competition. Wenglewski again was named to the Eagles' roster in October 2018, replacing an injured Olive Kilifi ahead of the 2018 end-of-year tests. [12] Wenglewski made his debut for the Eagles on November 3, 2018, starting at prop, in an uncapped match against the Māori All Blacks—a 59–22 defeat. [13] Wenglewski earned his first cap with the Eagles on November 24, 2018, appearing as a substitute, in the Eagles' 57–14 defeat to Ireland. [14]
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