Will Chudley
Birth name | William John Chudley | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | (1988-03-17) 17 March 1988 (age 36) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Kettering, England | ||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 78 kg (12 st 4 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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. ESPNscrum. 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)" – via YouTube.
- ^ "Will Chudley: Bath sign Exeter Chiefs scrum-half for start of 2018-19 season". BBC Sport. 20 March 2018. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
- ^ "Worcester Warriors | Will Chudley signs up with Warriors". warriors.co.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Worcester player and staff contracts terminated after high court ruling | Worcester | The Guardian". amp.theguardian.com. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
- ^ "Coventry Rugby sign Will Chudley". Coventry Rugby. 12 October 2022. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
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