Chris Cook (rugby union)

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Chris Cook
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Birth nameChristopher John Cook
Date of birth (1991-04-16) 16 April 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Bath, England
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight96 kg (15 st 2 lb)
School Millfield School
Rugby union career
Position(s) Player/Coach
Current team Chippenham RFC
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2009−2020 Bath 143 (88)
2011 →Esher 3 (5)
2014 →London Welsh 10 (5)
2020–2021 Bristol Bears 2 (0)
2021–2022 Northampton Saints 0 (0)
2022–2023 Zebre Parma 19 (15)
2023-present Chippenham RFC ()
Correct as of 24 Dec 2022
International career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2011 England U20 9 (0)
2019 England Sevens 5 (19)
Correct as of 26 June 2011

Chris Cook (born 16 April 1991) is an English rugby union player, who currently plays at scrum-half for Chippenham RFC in Regional 2 Tribute Severn South West Division. [1] [2]

A product of the Bath Rugby academy, Cook made his Aviva Premiership debut as a substitute against Sale Sharks. [3] He spent the first half of the 2013-14 season playing for Bath's "A" team, before being loaned out to promotion hopefuls London Welsh. [4]

Cook returned to Bath for the 2014-15 season on a new one-year deal, [5] starting his first Premiership game in their second match of the season, against his former team London Welsh. [6] Cook scored the game's first try, and his first in a Premiership campaign, within two minutes. [7]

After 11 seasons playing for Bath, Cook announced he was leaving Bath to sign for local rivals Bristol Bears from the 2020-21 season. [8]

On 26 July 2021, Cook signs for Premiership rivals Northampton Saints on a short-term deal from the beginning of the 2021-22 season. [9]

After playing for England U20 in 2011, in 2019 Cook was named in the England Sevens squad.

On 20 January 2022, Cook left England to join Italy region Zebre Parma in the United Rugby Championship on a short-term deal for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. After the renew of contract, he played for the Italian team also in the 2022−23 season. Before moving back to the UK to take up a player/coach role at Chippenham Rugby Club. [10] [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Chris Cook | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum".
  2. ↑ "IL N° 9 INGLESE CHRIS COOK AGGIUNGE QUALITÀ ED ESPERIENZA ALLA ROSA DELLE ZEBRE RUGBY". Zebre Rugby (in Italian). 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Statistics | Official Aviva Premiership Website : Premiership Rugby Player Profile". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2012.
  4. ↑ http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Scrum-half-Chris-Cook-glad-Bath-Rugby-London/story-22904627-detail/story.html [ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ http://www.bathchronicle.co.uk/Scrum-half-Chris-Cook-signs-new-year-contract/story-21089425-detail/story.html [ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Chris Cook to make first Aviva Premiership start for Bath Rugby as Olly Barkley captains London Welsh on Rec return | Bath Chronicle". Archived from the original on 17 September 2014. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  7. ↑ "Rugby Union - ESPN Scrum - Bath Rugby v London Welsh at Bath".
  8. ↑ "Chris Cook: Bristol Bears sign scrum-half from Bath ahead of 2020-21 season". BBC Sport. 11 May 2020.
  9. ↑ "SAINTS SIGN CHRIS COOK ON SHORT-TERM DEAL". Premiership Rugby. 26 July 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  10. ↑ "Chris Cook 'very happy' to quit Premiership for Italian URC spell". Rugby Pass. 20 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  11. ↑ "TREDICI ATLETI E UN COMPONENTE DELLO STAFF TECNICO DELLE ZEBRE SALUTANO IL CLUB". Zebre Parma. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
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