George Chuter
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| Birth name | George Scala Chuter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 9 July 1976 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Greenwich, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 98 kg (15 st 6 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Trinity School of John Whitgift | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| University | West London Institute | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Colette Struthers | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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George Scala Chuter (born 9 July 1976) is an English
Hooker for Leicester Tigers
.
Biography
Chuter was born in
hooker
. He went on to play his club rugby for Old Mid-Whitgiftians and gained representative honours for the London Division U18 side.
Club career
Chuter was invited to trial for Saracens F.C. at the age of 19, where he played for five years.
Chuter took a year off and decided to travel in the U.S. and Australia;hooker.
In the 2006–07 season, Chuter played as Leicester won the final of the
Heineken Cup.[6]
Chuter started in the final of the
2009–10 Guinness Premiership, winning his third Premiership medal.[9]
Chuter retired in 2014.
Chuter is currently Director of Rugby at Hinckley Rugby Club.
International career
In 1994–95 Chuter won his first cap for England Colts against
New Zealand and South Africa,[10] featuring in the uncapped match at Invercargill against New Zealand Academy.[2]
In 2003 Chuter was back in the England reckoning, and in 2004 was a member of the
November Tests.[12] Chuter made his debut against Australia during England's 2006 Tour of Australia.[13] In the second test of the series and his second England appearance Chuter scored a try in a 43–18 defeat.[14]
Sporting a full beard, he featured in the
2007 Rugby World Cup Final.[16]
References
- ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby – Gloucester Rugby". web page. Premier Rugby. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 31 August 2011.
- ^ a b "George Chuter – Official RFU England Profile". Archived from the original on 8 June 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Unhappy Chuter shocks Saracens". BBC. 10 July 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Chuter in surprise English comeback". ESPNscrum. 15 December 2000. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Premiership final". BBC. 12 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Heineken Cup final: Leicester 9–25 Wasps". BBC. 19 May 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Leicester 10–9 London Irish". BBC. 16 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Leicester 16–19 Leinster". BBC. 23 May 2009. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Leicester 33–27 Saracens". BBC. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Dawson captain for England tour". BBC. 12 May 1998. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Tigers Trio Fail Tricky Churchill Exam". Leicester Tigers. 20 June 2004. Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Tigers pair banned". BBC. 20 October 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Australia 34–3 England". BBC. 11 June 2006. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "Australia 43-18 England". BBC. 17 June 2006. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Tindall & Hodgson miss World Cup". BBC. 13 August 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2010.
- ^ "World Cup final 2007". BBC. 20 October 2007. Retrieved 29 May 2010.