Chester Butler (rugby league)

Chester Butler
Personal information
Full name	Chester Butler
Born	3 October 1995 (age 29); Halifax, West Yorkshire, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.89 m)
Weight	15 st 6 lb (98 kg)
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Centre
Club
Representative
	Source: As of 5 December 2024

Last updated December 06, 2024

Chester Butler also known as Chezzy (born 3 October 1995) is a Wales international rugby league footballer who plays as a second-row forward or centre for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship.

Background

Butler was born in Halifax, West Yorkshire, England.^[a]

Butler's father Peter Butler was a professional footballer,^[5] and his maternal grandfather, Colin Dixon, was a Wales international rugby league footballer.^[6]

Career

Chester came through the system at his hometown club Halifax, graduating through the reserve system at The Shay to become a regular first teamer.

Butler was named in the Wales squad for the 2017 Rugby League World Cup.^[6]

On 20 May 2019, Butler signed for Huddersfield.^[6] On 11 February 2022, it was announced Butler had signed for Championship club Bradford on a season long loan. On 19 August 2022, it was announced Butler had signed a permanent two-year deal with Bradford club.

Notes and references

Notes

1 2 Butler's birthplace is listed as Halifax by Total Rugby League^[3] and Wales Rugby League.^[4] Rugby League Project lists Nottingham as his birthplace.^[2]

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References

↑ "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
1 2 "Chester Butler - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
↑ Shaw, Matthew (20 May 2019). "Giants move for Butler". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
↑ "Chester Butler". rugbyleague.wales. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.
↑ "Obituary: Colin Dixon at independent.co.uk". independent.co.uk. 31 December 1993. Retrieved 3 July 2018.
1 2 3 Woods, Dave (12 October 2017). "Chester Butler: 'No-one believed my grandad was Colin Dixon'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

External links

Profile at halifaxrlfc.co.uk
(archived by web.archive.org) Statistics at rlwc2017.com
Chester Butler signs new contract with Halifax RLFC
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Wales profile
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[birthplace-1] 1 2 Butler's birthplace is listed as Halifax by Total Rugby League^[3] and Wales Rugby League.^[4] Rugby League Project lists Nottingham as his birthplace.^[2]

[Profile_at_loverugbyleague.com-2] "Profile at loverugbyleague.com". loverugbyleague.com. 31 December 2017. Retrieved 1 January 2018.

[RLP-3] 1 2 "Chester Butler - Career Stats & Summary". Rugby League Project. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[4] Shaw, Matthew (20 May 2019). "Giants move for Butler". Total Rugby League. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[5] "Chester Butler". rugbyleague.wales. 7 June 2019. Retrieved 8 October 2022.

[Obituary:_Colin_Dixon_at_independent.co.uk-6] "Obituary: Colin Dixon at independent.co.uk". independent.co.uk. 31 December 1993. Retrieved 3 July 2018.

[BBC41592230-7] 1 2 3 Woods, Dave (12 October 2017). "Chester Butler: 'No-one believed my grandad was Colin Dixon'". BBC Sport. Retrieved 14 October 2017.

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