Will Chudley

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Will Chudley
Birth nameWilliam John Chudley
Date of birth (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Kettering, England
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight78 kg (12 st 4 lb) [1]
Rugby union career
Position(s) Scrum-half
Current team Coventry
Senior career
YearsTeamApps(Points)
2007-2011 Bedford Blues 68 (25)
2011-2012 Newcastle Falcons 14 (5)
2012-2018 Exeter Chiefs 140 (75)
2018–2021 Bath 55 (30)
2021–2022 Worcester Warriors 28 (30)
2022– Coventry ()

William John Chudley (born 17 March 1986) is a rugby union player who plays at Scrum half for Coventry in the RFU Championship.

He made his debut for Exeter against Sale Sharks on 1 September 2012. [2]

Will joined Exeter from rivals Newcastle Falcons, [3] Chudley joined Newcastle from Bedford Blues after catching the eye of Newcastle coach Alan Tait during Bedfords play-off semi-final defeat by Worcester in 2011. [4]

He was in the team when Exeter Chiefs defeated Wasps to be crowned champions of the 2016-17 English Premiership. [5]

In December 2017, he was awarded Try of the week for his week 11 try against Northampton Saints. [6]

On 20 March 2018, it was announced that Chudley would leave Exeter to join local rivals Bath ahead of the 2018–19 season. [7]

He would leave Bath and join Worcester Warriors on a two-year contract from the 2021–22 season. [8]

On 5 October 2022 all Worcester players had their contacts terminated due to the liquidation of the company to which they were contracted. [9] On 12 October 2022, Chudley signs for Coventry in the RFU Championship for the 2022–23 season. [10]

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References

  1. ↑ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Exeter Chiefs Bath". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Exeter Chiefs – Official Website". web page. Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
  3. ↑ "Chiefs bring in Will Chudley from Falcons". web page. ESPNscrum. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
  4. ↑ "Newcastle sign Will Chudley". MSN Sport. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  5. ↑ "Premiership final: Wasps 20-23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)". BBC. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Citizen Try of the Week – (Round 11 Winner)" – via YouTube.
  7. ↑ "Will Chudley: Bath sign Exeter Chiefs scrum-half for start of 2018-19 season". BBC Sport. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  8. ↑ "Worcester Warriors | Will Chudley signs up with Warriors". warriors.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
  9. ↑ "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  10. ↑ "Coventry Rugby sign Will Chudley". Coventry Rugby. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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