Andy Vilk
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| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Vilk | |
| Date of birth | 11 June 1981 | |
| Place of birth | Hammersmith, London, England | |
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |
| Weight | 15 st 13 lbs (101 kg) | |
| Nickname(s) | Vilko, Vilky, the Tank | |
| School(s) attended | The Oratory School | |
| University(s) | Loughborough University | |
| Club information | ||
| Position(s) | Centre | |
| Current club | Sale Sharks | |
| Number | 21 | |
| Senior clubs* | ||
| Years | Club | Apps (points) |
| 2003 ‐ 06 2006 ‐ |
Northampton Saints Sale Sharks |
3 (0) |
| Sevens National teams | ||
| England | ||
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* Professional club appearances and points |
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Andrew Vilk (born 11th June 1981 in Hammersmith) is a rugby union footballer who plays at centre for Sale Sharks. He is a strong and powerful runner.
From Hammersmith, his parents moved to Goring-On-Thames when he was very young. He was educated at The Oratory School, near Reading, where he played both rugby and soccer until he was 16. At 18 he spent a year in New Zealand teaching at a special needs school before returning to take a Geography degree at Loughborough University and come under the gaze of mentor Alan Buzza.
For the 2003/04 season, Andy joined Northampton Saints from the Loughborough University Senior Academy, 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.
In February 2005, Andy made his England Sevens debut in Wellington and was a member of the winning side at the 2006 Hong Kong Sevens, he also won a Commonwealth medal at Melbourne.
Andy was also recently named as the Dubai and South Africa Sevens team captain.
Andy is also captaining the Hong Kong sevens side this weekend, the tournament of which a few years ago they were champions.
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