Ollie Chessum
| Birth name | Oliver Andrew Chessum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 September 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Boston, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 8 in (203 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 18 st 8 lb (260 lb; 118 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Carre's Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Andrew Chessum (born 6 September 2000)[1] is an English rugby union player for Leicester Tigers in Premiership Rugby, his preferred position is lock, but he also plays back row.[2]
Early life[]
Chessum began playing rugby at Carre's Grammar School in Sleaford at the age of 13, before playing club rugby for Sleaford, Newark and Kesteven.[3]
Career[]
Chessum joined Nottingham straight from school during which time he represented England Counties at U18 level. He impressed at the club making 11 appearances. He then went on to join Leicester Tigers in the summer of 2020.[4] He made his Leicester debut at Kingsholm against Gloucester on 30 August 2020.[5]
On 20 November 2021 he was named as the Leicester Mercury's man of the match for his performance in a 55-7 Premiership Rugby Cup win against Wasps.[6]
References[]
- ^ "Ollie Chessum profile". ESPN Scrum. ESPN. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Ollie Chessum Leicester Tigers profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers player thanks teacher for encouraging him to play rugby instead of football". Lincolnshire Live. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Oliver Chessum to join Leicester Tigers ahead of 2020/21 season". Talking Rugby Union. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Gloucester v Leicester". Rugby World. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Ethan Clamp & Bobby Bridge (20 November 2021). "'Immense': Leicester Tigers player ratings from 55-7 thrashing of Wasps". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
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