Ollie Chessum
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| Full name | Oliver Andrew Chessum | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | 6 September 2000 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Boston, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 118 kg (260 lb; 18 st 8 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Carre's Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Lewis Chessum (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Oliver Andrew Chessum (born 6 September 2000) is an English professional
Early life
Born to Paddy Chessum and Michelle Bailey (of Bailey Trailers), Ollie Chessum is the eldest of 4 children. Chessum’s younger brother Lewis also plays for Leicester Tigers and England’s U20s.
Chessum began playing rugby at Carre's Grammar School in Sleaford at the age of 13, before playing club rugby for Sleaford, Newark and Kesteven.[3]
Club career
Chessum was attached to Leicester's academy as a teenager but was not taken into the main senior academy at 16, instead he played for his club and the
On 20 November 2021 he was named as the Leicester Mercury's man of the match for his performance in a 55-7 Premiership Rugby Cup win against Wasps.[7]
Chessum started the
International career
Chessum played in 14 from 17 games at the start of the 2021-22 season and his form saw him called up for the England squad for the 2022 Six Nations Championship on 18 January 2022, England coach Eddie Jones compared Chessum to Courtney Lawes, highlighting his lineout skills and his ball-carrying abilities.[9] On 13 February 2022 Chessum made his England debut as a replacement in a 33-0 win over Italy in Rome.
Chessum played the first four games for the England in the 2023 Six Nations Championship, before dislocating his ankle in training ground accident in March 2023.[10] On 7 August 2023, Chessum was named in England's squad for the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[11]
Career statistics
List of international tries
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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| 1 | 12 February 2023 | Twickenham Stadium, London, England |  Italy
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12–0 | 31–14 | 2023 Six Nations Championship |
| 2 | 7 October 2023 | Stade Pierre-Mauroy, Villeneuve-d'Ascq, France |  Samoa
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5–0 | 18–17 | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
as of 7 October 2023[update][12]
References
- ^ "Ollie Chessum profile". ESPN Scrum. ESPN. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Ollie Chessum Leicester Tigers profile". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Leicester Tigers player thanks teacher for encouraging him to play rugby instead of football". Lincolnshire Live. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Charlie Morgan (21 January 2022). "Why England new boy Ollie Chessum personifies Leicester rebuild after vital Championship education". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 21 January 2022.
- ^ "Oliver Chessum to join Leicester Tigers ahead of 2020/21 season". Talking Rugby Union. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ "Gloucester v Leicester". Rugby World. 30 August 2020. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
- ^ Ethan Clamp & Bobby Bridge (20 November 2021). "'Immense': Leicester Tigers player ratings from 55-7 thrashing of Wasps". Leicester Mercury. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Premiership final: Leicester Tigers 15-12 Saracens - Freddie Burns drop-goal clinches title". BBC Sport. 18 June 2022. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ Bobby Bridge (18 January 2022). "Ollie Chessum: England Six Nations squad call-up gets Courtney Lawes comparison". Leicester Tigers. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
- ^ Heagney, Liam (24 March 2023). "The post-op update from Leicester on Ollie Chessum's England injury". Rugby Pass. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "England World Cup squad: Henry Slade & Alex Dombrandt miss out, Joe Marchant & Theo Dan in". BBC Sport. 7 August 2023. Retrieved 7 August 2023.
- ^ "Profile and Stats". all.rugby. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
External links
- Ollie Chessum at Premiership Rugby
- Ollie Chessum at ESPNscrum
- Ollie Chessum at ItsRugby.co.uk
