Kris Chesney

Kristian Chesney
Birth name	Kristian John Chesney
Date of birth	2 March 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Ilford, London, England
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	118 kg (18 st 8 lb)
School	Chadwell Heath Academy
Rugby union career
Position(s)
Position(s)	Lock ; Flanker ; Number 8
	Correct as of 7 November 2007
Senior career
Years	Team
1993–95	Barking RFC
1995–09	Saracens
1997	→ Bristol
2009–12	Toulon
2014–	Southend
	Correct as of 7 November 2007
International career
Years	Team
2004–09	England U21
	Correct as of 7 November 2007
National sevens team
Years	Team
	England Sevens
	Correct as of 7 November 2007
	Rugby league career
Playing information
Position	Second-row, Loose forward
Club

Last updated September 27, 2024

Kristian John Chesney (born 2 March 1974) is a rugby union footballer who started his career at Barking RUFC, played at flanker, number 8 and lock for Saracens (making the second-highest number of appearances for the club at 338), RC Toulon and finished his career at Southend RUFC. At an International level he has represented and Captained the England Sevens and represented England U21 teams and represents the Barbarians on 3 tours. He also played rugby league for the London Broncos.

Early life

Chesney was born in Ilford, North East London on 2 March 1974 and educated at the Chadwell Heath Foundation School, now known as Chadwell Heath Academy. Chesney did not play rugby until he was 18 because only football, basketball and cricket were played at his school. It was a number of friends in his cricket club who also played rugby at Barking RFC who suggested that he give the game a try.^[1]

Playing career

Barking RFC 1993-95

Chesney developed his skills playing for Barking RFC until, on the threshold of the professional era, he moved to Saracens in 1995, having rejected overtures from Harlequins and London Wasps.^[1] Despite his late introduction to the sport his progress was sufficiently rapid to merit inclusion in the England U21 side.^[2]

Saracens 1995–2009

Chesney formally joined Saracens on 1 July 1995, making his début against Shannon RFC at the start of the 1995–96 Allied Dunbar Premiership season on 2 September of that year.^[2] Despite this early run out, first team appearances proved hard to come by and by 1998 spells on loan to Bristol Rugby and crossing codes to appear for the then London Broncos.^[1]^[3]

Upon his return to Saracens first team starts came along more often and by the 1999–00 season he had become a regular with 19 appearances in the Allied Dunbar Premiership alone.^[3] After this break through Chesney rarely relinquished his position as a first choice selection other than through injury, such as the serious cruciate and medial knee ligament damage during the 2000-01 Zurich Premiership ^[3] season.

One of Chesney's key strengths has been the speed he can generate for his size, which was clearly an asset that was considered in his selection to play in the England Sevens team. He has been timed at 11.2 seconds over 100 metres,^[1] and demonstrated this speed in scoring a try against the Newcastle Falcons which brought him the award of Try of the Season for the 2004-05 Zurich Premiership season.^[2]

Along with Richard Hill and Kevin Sorrell he formed part of a triumvirate that has been with the club through the entire professional era^[1] and still justified 33 appearances in the 2006-07 Guinness Premiership season. In the 2007-08 Guinness Premiership season Chesney passed the milestone of 300 appearances for Saracens in all competition and 150 appearances in the English Premiership.^[3]

Toulon 2009–

In 2009 Chesney decided to move to French club RC Toulon. On 24 March 2011 a move to Sale Sharks broke down due to Chesney's desire to stay and finish his career with Toulon.

Southend R.F.C. 2014–

In 2014 Chesney joined Southend RFC, where he is Captain of the 1st XV. Chesney has made an immediate impact, he is now Club Captain.

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References

1 2 3 4 5 Cain, Nick (8 August 2004). "Saracens veteran eyes silver lining". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
1 2 3 "Saracens Profile". Saracens. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.
1 2 3 4 "Guinness Premiership Profile". Guinness Premiership. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.

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[timesprofile-1] 1 2 3 4 5 Cain, Nick (8 August 2004). "Saracens veteran eyes silver lining". The Times. London. Archived from the original on 4 June 2011. Retrieved 6 November 2007.

[saracensprofile-2] 1 2 3 "Saracens Profile". Saracens. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 22 November 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.

[gpprofile-3] 1 2 3 4 "Guinness Premiership Profile". Guinness Premiership. 6 November 2007. Archived from the original on 15 December 2007. Retrieved 6 November 2007.

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