Chris Czekaj

Chris Czekaj

Personal information
Full name	Christopher David Czekaj
Date of birth	14 December 1985 (1985-12-14) (age 25)
Place of birth	Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
Height	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight	16 st 5 lbs (104 kg)
Nickname(s)	28
Club information
Position(s)	Wing
Current club	Cardiff Blues
Youth clubs
Years	Club
	Llandaff RFC
Senior clubs*
Years	Club	Apps (points)
2004 ‐	Cardiff RFC Cardiff Blues	18 (65) 62 (90)
Representative teams**
2005 ‐	Wales	9 (10)
* Professional club appearances and points counted for domestic first grade only. ** Representative team caps and points correct as of 15 November 2011.

Chris Czekaj (born 14 December 1985) is a Wales international rugby union player, who plays on the wing for Cardiff Blues. He scored a try on his Wales debut (vs Canada) in June 2005, having only come into the Cardiff Blues side a month earlier following a starring role in the Grand Slam winning Wales Under 21 side.

The name Czekaj comes from his Polish grandfather, who settled in Wales during World War II.^[1] His nickname amongst Welsh rugby supporters is '28', referring to the score his name would earn if played in a game of Scrabble.^[2]

On 2 June 2007 he suffered a broken leg in the second test match against Australia, thus ruling him out of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.^[3] Following a full year of recovery and rehabilitation, Czekaj resumed playing for the Blues early in the 2008–09 season.^[4]

References

1. ^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Lions in NZ | Czekaj ready for Wales step-up
2. ^ Rugby Union: Gareth: I'm sure Chris will be back | Sunday Mirror | Find Articles at BNET
3. ^ BBC SPORT | Rugby Union | Welsh | Czekaj faces World Cup heartache
4. ^ Czekaj so happy to feel pain of training – WalesOnline

External links

• Cardiff Blues profile
• Wales profile

Persondata
Name	Czekaj, Chris
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	14 December 1985
Place of birth	Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
Date of death
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