Will Chudley
William Chudley (born 17 March 1990) is a rugby union player who plays at Scrum Half for Bath Rugby, joining from Exeter Chiefs in 2018. He made his debut for Exeter against Sale Sharks on 1 September 2012.[2]
| Birth name | William John Chudley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 17 March 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb) [1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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 a replacement as 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]
References
- "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Exeter Chiefs Bath". web page. Premier Rugby. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- "Exeter Chiefs - Official Website". web page. Exeter Chiefs. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- "Chiefs bring in Will Chudley from Falcons". web page. ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
- "Newcastle sign Will Chudley". MSN Sport. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
- "Premiership final: Wasps 20-23 Exeter Chiefs (aet)". BBC. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
- "Citizen Try of the Week - (Round 11 Winner)". YouTube.com.
- "Will Chudley: Bath sign Exeter Chiefs scrum-half for start of 2018-19 season". BBC Sport. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.