Kris Chesney
| Full name | Kristian Chesney | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 2 March 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Ilford, London, England | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| School | Chadwell Heath Academy | ||||||||||||||||
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Second Row Forward Loose Forward |
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| Position |
Lock Flanker Number 8 |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1997–98 | → London Broncos | ||
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| 1993–1995 1995–2009 1997 2009–2012 2014– |
Barking RFC Saracens → Bristol Toulon Southend |
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(?) (30) (5) |
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| Years | Club / team | Caps | (points) |
| Barbarians 2004 and 2009 | England U21 | ||
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Kris Chesney (born 2 March 1974) is a rugby union footballer who plays at flanker, number 8 and lock for Southend. At a national level he has appeared in the England Sevens and England U21 teams. He also played rugby league for a time on loan with the London Broncos (now Harlequins RL).
Chesney was born in Ilford, North East London on 2 March 1974 and educated at the Chadwell Heath Foundation School, now known as Chadwell Heath Academy. Chesney did not play rugby until he was 18 because only football, basketball and cricket were played at his school. It was a number of friends in his cricket club who also played rugby at Barking RFC who suggested that he give the game a try.
Chesney developed his skills playing for Barking RFC until, on the threshold of the professional era, he moved to Saracens in 1995, having rejected overtures from Harlequins and London Wasps. Despite his late introduction to the sport his progress was sufficiently rapid to merit inclusion in the England U21 side.
Chesney formally joined Saracens on 1 July 1995, making his debut against Shannon RFC at the start of the 1995–96 Allied Dunbar Premiership season on 2 September of that year. Despite this early run out, first team appearances proved hard to come by and by 1998 spells on loan to Bristol Rugby and crossing codes to appear for the then London Broncos.
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