Chris Whitehead
Chris Whitehead (born 9 May 1986) is a rugby union player for Exeter Chiefs in the Aviva Premiership. His position of choice is Hooker.
Date of birth | 9 May 1986 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Derby, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 100 kg (15 st 10 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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His Premiership debut for Chiefs came against Leicester Tigers at Sandy Park in 2010 which followed his club debut against Bourgoin coming off the bench.[2] Whitehead joined Exeter from London Wasps whom Whitehead joined in 2009 from Coventry RFC,[3] However while at Wasps Whitehead had spent much of his time on loan with London Welsh[4] Whitehead is also came through the Leicester Tigers Academy[5]
Unfortunately, in March 2014 Whitehead had to retire due to a degenerative neck injury. After consulting with specialists, he was advised to retire. Fittingly, his last game for the Chiefs was the LV Cup final. He played a vital role in the Exeter Chiefs' victory by scoring multiple tries.[6]
Currently Chris is Senior Coach at Kingsbridge Rugby Football Club in Devon, who play in Tribute Western Counties West league.[7]
References
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Exeter Chiefs". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 6 February 2012. Retrieved 27 August 2011.
- Whitehead, Chris. "Player Profile". Living Rugby. Archived from the original on 14 September 2012.
- "Lemi in quartet of Wasps signings". BBC Sport. Retrieved 19 May 2009.
- "Exeter sign hookers Chris Whitehead and John Vickers". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 June 2010.
- "Official Website: Players: Leicester Tigers Academy". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 18 June 2013.
- http://www.espn.co.uk/premiership-2013-14/rugby/story/219731.html?CMP=OTC-RSS%3B
- "1st XV – Kingsbridge RFC". Kingsbridge RFC. Retrieved 7 October 2015.