Chris Budgen

Chris Budgen
Birth name	Chris Budgen
Date of birth	21 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth	Hamilton, New Zealand
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight	130 kg (20 st 7 lb)
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Prop
Current team	Exeter Chiefs
Senior career
Years	Team
1999-2001	Bridgend RFC
2001–08	Northampton
2008–13	Exeter Chiefs
–	Bedwas RFC
International career
Years	Team
	British Army

Last updated December 06, 2024

Chris Budgen is a retired rugby player. He played for Bridgend RFC from 1999-2001 then played the majority of his professional career for Exeter Chiefs and Northampton Saints in the Aviva Premiership.

He made his debut for Exeter on 30 September 2008 against Esher. His position of choice is Prop. Budgen's try against Worcester for Exeter on 3 Nov 2012 made Budgen the oldest try scorer in the Aviva Premiership at 39 years and 287 days.,^[2] Budgen dedicated this score to his twin sons who died prematurely two weeks before the game.^[3]

Budgen remains a very popular and respected figure among fans of both Exeter and Northampton, with Exeter fans nicknaming him "Budgie" and Saints fans nicknaming him "Chicken". Budgen juggled most of his professional career with that of an active soldier; Budgen is stationed on Salisbury Plain and has also seen action in Helmand Province.

It was announced on 24 May 2013 that Budgen would be going into coaching with the Marlborough RFC colts team.^[4]

Later Budgen retired and joined the British Army. When his unit, the 1st Battalion, The Royal Welsh, was deployed to Estonia in 2018 as a part of NATO Enhanced Forward Presence, he volunteered to coach the Estonia national rugby union team.^[5]

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References

↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
↑ "Oldest Try Scorer". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 27 May 2013.
↑ James, Steve. "Exeter's Chris Budgen dedicates try to sons after tragic loss of premature twins". Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2012.
↑ "Budgen adding to club's push". Thisiswiltshire.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2013.
↑ "Ex-professional rugby player coaches Estonian team during Army deployment". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 24 February 2018. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 20 February 2024.

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[1] "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 25 August 2011.

[2] "Oldest Try Scorer". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 27 May 2013.

[3] James, Steve. "Exeter's Chris Budgen dedicates try to sons after tragic loss of premature twins". Telegraph. Retrieved 4 November 2012.

[4] "Budgen adding to club's push". Thisiswiltshire.co.uk. Retrieved 24 May 2013.

[5] "Ex-professional rugby player coaches Estonian team during Army deployment". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 24 February 2018. ISSN 0307-1235 . Retrieved 20 February 2024.

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