Usage and examples

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All parameters (example)
name
alt
caption
Birth namebirth_name
Date of birthbirth_date
Place of birthbirth_place
Date of deathdeath_date
Place of deathdeath_place
Heightheight
or height_cm
or height_ft and height_in
Weightweight
or weight_kg
or weight_st and/or weight_lb
Schoolschool
Universityuniversity
Notable relative(s)relatives
Occupation(s)occupation
Height and weight correct as of weight_update
Rugby union career
Position(s) position
Current team currentclub
Youth career
youthyears1 youthclubs1
... ...
youthyears5 youthclubs5
Amateur team(s)
Years Team Apps (Points)
amatyears1 amatteam1 amatapps1 (amatpoints1)
... ... ... (...)
amatyears10 amatteam10 amatapps10 (amatpoints10)
Correct as of ru_amupdate
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
years1 clubs1 apps1 (points1)
... ... ... (...)
years20 clubs20 apps20 (points20)
Correct as of ru_clubupdate
Provincial / State sides
Years Team Apps (Points)
provinceyears1 province1 provinceapps1 (provincepoints1)
... ... ... (...)
provinceyears10 province10 provinceapps10 (provincepoints10)
Correct as of ru_provinceupdate
Super Rugby
Years Team Apps (Points)
superyears1 super1 superapps1 (superpoints1)
... ... ... (...)
superyears10 super10 superapps10 (superpoints10)
Correct as of superupdate
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
repyears1 repteam1 repcaps1 (reppoints1)
... ... ... (...)
repyears10 repteam10 repcaps10 (reppoints10)
Correct as of ru_ntupdate
National sevens teams
Years Team Comps
repsevensyears1 repsevensteam1 repsevenscomp1
... ... ...
repsevensyears10 repsevensteam10 repsevenscomp10
Correct as of ru_sevensupdate
Coaching career
Years Team
coachyears1 coachteams1
... ...
coachyears20 coachteams20
Correct as of ru_coachupdate
Refereeing career
Years Competition Apps
refereeyears1 refereecomps1 refereeapps1
... ... ...
refereeyears10 refereecomps10 refereeapps10
Correct as of ru_refereeupdate
Official website
website
module
Medal record

medals

module2
All parameters (syntax)

DO NOT COPY THIS CODE VERBATIM. Note that there are multiple lines of ..., these indicate a gap in the numbering to save on space (e.g. from youthclubs1 to youthclubs5). If copying this entire block of code, please remove these lines before publishing.

{{Infobox rugby biography
| name =
| image =
| image_size =
| alt =
| caption =
| birth_name =
| full_name =
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = <!-- or ''height_cm'' or ''height_ft'' and ''height_in'' -->
| weight = <!-- or ''weight_kg'' or ''weight_st'' and/or ''weight_lb'' -->
| school =
| university =
| relatives =
| spouse =
| children =
| occupation =
| weight_update =
| position
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = <!-- Numbered up to youthyears5 -->
| youthclubs1 = <!-- Numbered up to youthclubs5 -->
| amatyears1  = <!-- Numbered up to amatyears10 -->
| amatteam1   = <!-- Numbered up to amatteam10 -->
| amatapps1   = <!-- Numbered up to amatapps10 -->
| amatpoints1 = <!-- Numbered up to amatpoints10 -->
| ru_amupdate =
| years1      = <!-- Numbered up to years20 -->
| clubs1      = <!-- Numbered up to clubs20 -->
| apps1       = <!-- Numbered up to apps20 -->
| points1     = <!-- Numbered up to points20 -->
| ru_clubupdate =
| provinceyears1  = <!-- Numbered up to provinceyears10 -->
| province1       = <!-- Numbered up to province10 -->
| provinceapps1   = <!-- Numbered up to provinceapps10 -->
| provincepoints1 = <!-- Numbered up to provincepoints10 -->
| ru_provinceupdate =
| superyears1  = <!-- Numbered up to superyears10 -->
| super1       = <!-- Numbered up to super10 -->
| superapps1   = <!-- Numbered up to superapps10 -->
| superpoints1 = <!-- Numbered up to superpoints10 -->
| superupdate  =
| repyears1    = <!-- Numbered up to repyears10 -->
| repteam1     = <!-- Numbered up to repteam10 -->
| repcaps1     = <!-- Numbered up to repcaps10 -->
| reppoints1   = <!-- Numbered up to reppoints10 -->
| ru_ntupdate =
| repsevensyears1 = <!-- Numbered up to repsevensyears10 -->
| repsevensteam1  = <!-- Numbered up to repsevensteam10 -->
| repsevenscomp1  = <!-- Numbered up to repsevenscomp10 -->
| ru_sevensupdate =
| coachyears1     = <!-- Numbered up to coachyears20 -->
| coachteams1     = <!-- Numbered up to coachteams20 -->
| ru_coachupdate  =
| refereeyears1   = <!-- Numbered up to refereeyears10 -->
| refereecomps1   = <!-- Numbered up to refereecomps10 -->
| refereeapps1    = <!-- Numbered up to refereeapps10 -->
| ru_refereeupdate =
| website =
| module =
| medals =
| module2 =
}}
Typical usage
Schalk Burger
Burger in 2007
Full nameSchalk Willem Petrus Burger Jr.
Date of birth (1983-04-13) 13 April 1983 (age 41)
Place of birthPort Elizabeth, South Africa
Height193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
Weight114 kg (251 lb; 17 st 13 lb)
SchoolPaarl Gimnasium
UniversityUniversity of Stellenbosch
Notable relative(s)Schalk Burger (father)
Occupation(s)Rugby player
Rugby union career
Position(s) Loose-forward
Current team Saracens
Youth career
2002 Western Province
Senior career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003–2014 Western Province 37 (35)
2004–2016 Stormers 123 (45)
2014–2016 Suntory Sungoliath 17 (25)
2016–present Saracens 0 (0)
Correct as of 23 July 2016
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2003 South Africa Under–21 8 (20)
2003–present South Africa 86 (80)
2005 Southern Hemisphere XV 1 (5)
2014–2015 Springbok XV 2 (0)
Correct as of 30 October 2015
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name           = Schalk Burger
| image          = Schalk Burger.jpg
| caption        = Burger in 2007
| full_name      = Schalk Willem Petrus Burger Jr.
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1983|04|13|df=y}}
| birth_place    = [[Port Elizabeth]], South Africa
| height         = {{convert|193|cm|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| weight         = {{convert|114|kg|lb stlb|0|abbr=on}}
| occupation     = Rugby player
| school         = [[Paarl Gimnasium]]
| university     = [[University of Stellenbosch]]
| relatives      = Schalk Burger (father)
| position       = [[Rugby union positions#Back row|Loose-forward]]
| currentclub    = [[Saracen F.C.|Saracens]]
| youthyears1    = 2002
| youthclubs1    = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| years1         = 2003–2014
| clubs1         = {{Rut|Western Province}}
| apps1          = 37
| points1        = 35
| years2         = 2004–2016
| clubs2         = {{Rut|Stormers}}
| apps2          = 123
| points2        = 45
| years3         = 2014–2016
| clubs3         = [[Suntory Sungoliath]]
| apps3          = 17
| points3        = 25
| years4         = 2016–present
| clubs4         = [[Saracen F.C.|Saracens]]
| apps4          = 0
| points4        = 0
| repyears1      = 2003
| repteam1       = South Africa Under–21
| repcaps1       = 8
| reppoints1     = 20
| repyears2      = 2003–present
| repteam2       = {{nrut|South Africa}}
| repcaps2       = 86
| reppoints2     = 80
| repyears3      = 2004–2013
| repteam3       = [[Barbarians F.C.|Barbarians]]
| repcaps3       = 4
| reppoints3     = 0
| repyears4      = 2005
| repteam4       = [[Southern Hemisphere XV]]
| repcaps4       = 1
| reppoints4     = 5
| repyears5      = 2014–2015
| repteam5       = [[South Africa national rugby union team|Springbok XV]]
| repcaps5       = 2
| reppoints5     = 0
| clubupdate     = 23 July 2016
| repupdate      = 30 October 2015
}}

Parameter descriptions

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General parameters

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name
The commonly used name of the player, defaults to article name without disambiguation.
image
Image file name only (without square brackets and File: or Image:).
image_size
Size of the image (e.g. 220px).
alt
Alt text describing the image (see WP:ALT)
caption
Caption text to be displayed under image.
birth_name
the player's full birth name, if different than name displayed above
full_name
the player's full name, if different than name displayed above (does not display if birth_name is used)
birth_date
place the year month and day of player's birth. Use {{birth date and age}} (or {{birth date}} if deceased) with df=y if appropriate
birth_place
self-explanatory
death_date
place the year month and date of player's death. Use {{death date and age}} template.
death_place
self-explanatory
height
Use {{convert}} to add in the players height. The infobox also supports automatic conversion if the height is specified as "X m", "X cm", or "X ft Y in". As an alternative, the following parameters may be used:
height_cm
use this for auto-conversion to feet & inches
height_ft and height_in
use this for auto-conversion to centimetres
weight
Use {{convert}} to add in the players weight. The infobox also supports automatic conversion if the weight is specified as "X kg", "X lb", "X st", or "X st Y lb". As an alternative, the following parameters may be used:
weight_kg
use this for auto-conversion to pounds and stones & pounds
weight_st and/or weight_lb
use this for auto-conversion to kilograms and pounds or stones & pounds
school
the school which the player attended
university
the university which the player attended
relatives
notable relatives, link all
spouse
notable spouse
children
notable children
occupation
the players current occupation, if retired, state retired
website
If the individual has an official website, place the link here. Use {{URL}} as in {{URL|example.com}}.
medals or medaltemplates
All templates from the medal record infobox except {{MedalTableTop}} and {{MedalBottom}}. See the medal templates documentation for more details.
medals-expand or show-medals
If set to no, the medal table is collapsed. By default, it is expanded.

Rugby parameters

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ru_currentposition
Person's current playing status or coach or playing position e.g. retired, coach or flanker
currentclub
Person's current team, if none, leave blank
position
A comma delimited list of the persons most common playing positions in rugby union.
Level Year(s)[a] Team(s)[b] Appearances[c] Points[d] "Updated"[e]
RU youth youthyears1 ...
youthyears5
youthclubs1 ...
youthclubs5
RU amateur amatyears1 ...
amatyears10
amatteam1 ...
amatteam10
amatapps1 ...
amatapps10
amatpoints1 ...
amatpoints10
amatupdate
RU pro/club[f] years1 ...
years20
clubs1 ...
clubs20
apps1 ...
apps20
points1 ...
points20
clubupdate
RU provincial/state provinceyears1 ...
provinceyears10
province1 ...
province10
provinceapps1 ...
provinceapps10
provincepoints1 ...
provincepoints10
ru_provinceupdate
RU Super12/14 superyears1 ...
superyears10
super1 ...
super10
superapps1 ...
superapps10
superpoints1 ...
superpoints10
superupdate
RU national team repyears1 ...
repyears20
repteam1 ...
repteam20
repcaps1 ...
repcaps20
reppoints1 ...
reppoints20
repupdate
RU sevens national team repsevensyears1 ...
repsevensyears10
repsevensteam1 ...
repsevensteam10
repsevenscomp1 ...
repsevenscomp10
ru_sevensupdate
RU coaches coachyears1 ...
coachyears20
coachteams1 ...
coachteams20
ru_coachupdate
RU referees refereeyears1 ...
refereeyears10
refereecomps1 ...
refereecomps10[g]
refereeapps1 ...
refereeapps10
ru_refereeupdate
  1. ^ Years that a player has participated on each team. Years should be listed in chronological order from earliest to latest
  2. ^ Team(s) of which the player has been a member
  3. ^ Appearances that the player has been awarded in all matches for each team
  4. ^ Points that the player has been awarded in all matches for each team
  5. ^ This is the date when the information was last updated. Place in the format day month year such as 1 January 1900. Do not wikilink.
  6. ^ The totals of this row can be displayed using totalyears, totalapps, and totalpoints respectively
  7. ^ Note that these parameters list the competition(s) a referee has overseen

Rugby league parameters

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For players who have played rugby league as well as rugby union, use {{infobox rugby league biography}} in the |module= parameter with | set

Embedding

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Embedding other templates

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The module or module2 parameters are used for embedding other templates into this infobox (see Wikipedia:Infobox modules). The contents of module are displayed below the website and above the medals. The contents of module2 are displayed at the bottom of infobox, below the medals.

{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| module = 
  {{Infobox ABC
  | embed = yes <!-- or child=yes / subbox=yes-->
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}
Example - embedded medals and module
Alev Kelter
Birth nameLeyla Alev Kelter
Date of birthMarch 21, 1991 (1991-03-21) (age 33)
Place of birthTampa, Florida, U.S.
Height5 ft 6 in (168 cm)
Weight165 lb (75 kg)
Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present United States 9 (32)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2014 United States -

Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Wisconsin Badgers
International career
2009 United States U20
Ice hockey career
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Wisconsin Badgers
National team  United States
Playing career 2009–2013
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name        = Alev Kelter
| birth_name  = Leyla Alev Kelter
| birth_date  = {{Birth-date and age|March 21, 1991}}
| birth_place = [[Tampa, Florida]], U.S.
| height      = 5 ft 6 in
| weight      = 165 lb
| ru_position = Centre
| repyears1   = 2016–present
| repteam1    = [[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]]
| repcaps1    = 9
| reppoints1  = 32
| ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2014
| ru_sevensnationalteam1  = [[United States women's national rugby sevens team|United States]]
| ru_sevensnationalcomp1  = -
| medals = 
  {{MedalSport|Women's [[rugby sevens]]}}
  {{MedalCountry|{{USA}}}}
  {{MedalCompetition|[[Rugby sevens at the Pan American Games|Pan American Games]]}}
  {{MedalSilver|[[Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games|2015 Toronto]]|[[Rugby sevens at the 2015 Pan American Games – Women's tournament|Team competition]]}}
| module2 = 
  {{Infobox football biography | embed = yes | header-color = #b0c4de;
  | position       = [[Midfielder]]
  | collegeyears1  = 2009–2013
  | college1       = [[Wisconsin Badgers women's soccer|Wisconsin Badgers]]
  | collegecaps1   = 
  | collegegoals1  = 
  | nationalyears1 = 2009
  | nationalteam1  = [[United States women's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]
  | nationalcaps1  = 
  | nationalgoals1 = 
  }}
  {{Infobox ice hockey player | embed = yes
  | position       = [[Defenceman|Defense]]
  | shoots         = Right
  | played_for     = [[Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey|Wisconsin Badgers]]
  | sex            = f
  | ntl_team       = USA
  | career_start   = 2009
  | career_end     = 2013
  }}
}}

Use as a child template

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The embed parameter should be set to yes when embedding this infobox into another (see the Template:Infobox documentation which explains embedding and subboxes).

{{Infobox ABC
| name        = 
| <!-- etc. -->
| embedded    = <!-- or module= -->
  {{Infobox rugby biography
  | embed = yes
  | <!-- etc. -->
  }}
}}
Example - child template
Alev Kelter
Personal information
Birth name Leyla Alev Kelter
Date of birth March 21, 1991 (1991-03-21) (age 33)
Place of birth Tampa, Florida, U.S.
Height 5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)
Position(s) Midfielder
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2009–2013 Wisconsin Badgers
International career
2009 United States U20

Rugby union career
Position(s) Centre
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
2016–present United States 9 (32)
National sevens team
Years Team Comps
2014 United States -
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Alev Kelter
| birth_name     = Leyla Alev Kelter
| birth_date     = {{Birth-date and age|March 21, 1991}}
| birth_place    = [[Tampa, Florida]], U.S.
| height         = 5 ft 6 in
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| collegeyears1  = 2009–2013
| college1       = [[Wisconsin Badgers women's soccer|Wisconsin Badgers]]
| nationalyears1 = 2009
| nationalteam1  = [[United States women's national under-20 soccer team|United States U20]]
| module         =
  {{Infobox rugby biography | embed = yes
  | ru_position  = Centre
  | repyears1    = 2016–present
  | repteam1     = [[United States women's national rugby union team|United States]]
  | repcaps1     = 9
  | reppoints1   = 32
  | ru_sevensnationalyears1 = 2014
  | ru_sevensnationalteam1  = [[United States women's national rugby sevens team|United States]]
  | ru_sevensnationalcomp1  = -
  }}
}}

Style guide

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Try to always consider that an infobox exists to support an article and provide a quick synopsis of important facts. This becomes vital when considering that the amount of space available within an infobox is significantly less than that available outside of it.

As per the manual of style entry on linking, years should not be linked as they do not provide much benefit to the user.

In order to keep the infobox from ballooning laterally, it is wise to keep date formats as compact as possible. Highly accurate dates are more useful in the article itself. Typically editors will use the 2005–2006 incarnation but when very pressed for space, 05–06 may be useful. Utilising the &ndash; character instead of a hyphen will help prevent line breaks creeping into the season.

If the start or end date of a players time at a club is unknown they should be aligned with the other years.

Microformat

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The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

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Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{birth date}}, or {{birth date and age}} are used in the infobox. (Do not use these if the date is before 1583). Be cautious about using these if the person is still living, per WP:DOB.

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

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hCard uses HTML classes including:

  • adr
  • agent
  • bday
  • birthplace
  • category
  • country-name
  • deathdate
  • deathplace
  • extended-address
  • family-name
  • fn (required)
  • given-name
  • honorific-prefix
  • honorific-suffix
  • label
  • locality
  • n
  • nickname
  • note
  • org
  • role
  • url
  • vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes nor collapse nested elements which use them.

Tracking category

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See also

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TemplateData

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TemplateData documentation used by VisualEditor and other tools
See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Infobox rugby biography in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Infobox rugby biography

An infobox for a rugby biography.

Template parameters

ParameterDescriptionTypeStatus
Namename

The commonly used name of the player, defaults to article name without disambiguation.

Default
{{PAGENAME}}
Stringoptional
Imageimage

Image file name only (without square brackets and File: or Image:).

Default
Page nameoptional
Image sizeimage_size

Size of the image (e.g. 220px).

Default
Numberoptional
Altalt

Alt text describing the image.

Default
Stringoptional
Captioncaption

Caption text to be displayed under image.

Default
Stringoptional
Full birth namebirth_name

The players full birth name.

Default
Stringoptional
Birth datebirth_date

Place the year month and day of players birthday.

Default
Stringoptional
Birth placebirth_place

The place where the player was born.

Default
Stringoptional
Death datedeath_date

Place the year month and date of players death. Use {{death date and age}} template.

Default
Stringoptional
Death placedeath_place

The place where the player died.

Default
Stringoptional
Heightheight

Use {{convert}} to add in the players height.

Default
Numberoptional
Height centimetresheight_cm

Use this for auto-conversion to feet & inches.

Default
Numberoptional
Height feetheight_ft

Use this for auto-conversion to centimetres

Default
Numberoptional
Height inchesheight_in

Use this for auto-conversion to centimetres.

Default
Stringoptional
Weightweight

Use {{convert}} to add in the players weight.

Default
Numberoptional
Weight kilogramsweight_kg

Use this for auto-conversion to pounds and stones.

Default
Numberoptional
Weight stonesweight_st

Use this for auto-conversion to kilograms.

Default
Numberoptional
Weight lbweight_lb

Use this for auto-conversion to kilograms and pounds.

Default
Numberoptional
Schoolschool

State the school at which the player attended.

Default
Stringoptional
Universityuniversity

State the university at which the player attended.

Default
Stringoptional
Relativesrelatives

State any notable relatives, link all.

Default
Stringoptional
Occupationoccupation

State the players current occupation, if retired, state retired

Default
Stringoptional
Current positionru_currentposition

A , Persons current playing status or coach or playing position is retired, coach or flanker etc.

Default
Stringoptional
Current teamru_currentteam

A , Persons current team, if none, leave blank.

Default
Stringoptional
Rugby union positionru_position

A , delimited list of the persons most common playing positions in rugby union.

Default
Stringoptional
Websitewebsite

If the individual has an official web page, place the link here with http:// included.

Default
Stringoptional