Callum Chick

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Callum Chick
Birth nameCallum Jason Chick
Date of birth (1996-11-25) 25 November 1996 (age 24)
Place of birth Newcastle upon Tyne, England
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Weight106 kg (16 st 10 lb)
School Gosforth Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s) Number 8
Amateur team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007–2014
2012–2014		 Ponteland RFC
Cramlington Rockets
5
(10)
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2015– Newcastle Falcons 44 (25)
Correct as of 19 May 2019
National team(s)
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2014–2015
2015–2016
2016
2021–		 England U16
England U18
England U20
England

9
2

(5)
(0)
Correct as of 10 July 2021

Callum Chick (born 25 November 1996) is an English professional rugby union player who plays as a Number 8 for Newcastle Falcons in Premiership Rugby.

Contents

Career

Club

Chick joined Newcastle Falcons academy at just 12 years old, also playing youth rugby for amateur side Ponteland RFC. [1] Chick signed his first professional contract with Newcastle Falcons at the conclusion of the 2014-2015 season. [2] From there he went on to captain the Falcon's Rugby Sevens side. [1] Chick made his Aviva Premiership debut on 28 October 2016, against Wasps, [3] going on to make 15 starts in all competitions in the 2016-2017 season. [4] On 24 February 2018, Chick scored his first Premiership try after coming off the bench, in an away win at Harlequins. [5]

International

Chick played for England's under-16 and under-18 sides. [2] He captained the England under-20 team during the 2016 Six Nations Under 20s Championship. [6] He was a member of the side that won the 2016 World Rugby Under 20 Championship and scored a try in the final against Ireland. [7]

In June 2021 he was selected by Eddie Jones for the senior England squad [8] and on 4 July 2021 made his debut against the United States at Twickenham. [9]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Player Bio - Callum Chick". Newcastle Falcons. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Aviva Premiership: Callum Chick signs on with Newcastle Falcons". Sky Sports. 21 January 2015. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  3. ↑ "Callum Chick makes Premiership debut as Newcastle Falcons reward their Euro stars". Evening Chronicle. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  4. ↑ "Itsrugby Profile".
  5. ↑ "Premiership: Harlequins 10-28 Newcastle Falcons". BBC Sport. 24 February 2018. Retrieved 25 February 2018.
  6. ↑ Webb, Nick (11 March 2016). "Six Nations: England U20 16-42 Wales U20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  7. ↑ Middleton, Nathan (25 June 2016). "World Rugby U20 Championship 2016: England beat Ireland in final". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  8. ↑ "England summer training squad: Eddie Jones names 21 uncapped players in 34-man training squad". Sky Sports. 10 June 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
  9. ↑ Grey, Becky (4 July 2021). "England 43-29 United States". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2021.
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