George Chuter

Infobox Rugby Union biography
playername = George Chuter


fullname = George Chuter
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1976|7|9
cityofbirth = Greenwich, London
countryofbirth = England
height = 5 ft 10 ins (1.78 m)
weight = 15 st 12 lbs (101 Kg)
nickname =
school = Trinity School
university = West London Institute
relatives =
position = Hooker
currentclub = Leicester Tigers
clubnumber = 2
youthyears =
youthclubs = Old Mid-Whitgiftians
years = 1996 ‐ 00
2000 ‐
clubs = Saracens
Leicester Tigers
caps(points) = 68 (35)
88 (35)
repyears = 1998 ‐
repteam = England
repcaps(points) = 21 (5)
pcupdate =
repupdate =

George Chuter (born 9 July 1976) is an English rugby union player. He started his career with Saracens before joining Leicester Tigers in 2000.

Chuter was born in Greenwich. He first started playing as a 12-year-old, when he went to Trinity School of John Whitgift in the London Borough of Croydon. He quickly established himself at hooker. He went on to play his club rugby for Old Mid-Whitgiftians and gained representative honours for the London Division U18 side.

In 1994-95 Chuter won his first cap for England Colts against Scotland and also went on that year’s summer tour to Canada. He was invited to trial for Saracens at the age of 19, where he played for five years. In 1998 he made a try-scoring debut for England A against France A at Tours, and in the same year went on the senior England 'tour to hell' to Australia, New Zealand and South Africa, featuring in the uncapped match at Invercargill against New Zealand Academy.

Chuter took a year off and decided to travel in the U.S. and Australia; he was in Sydney for the 2000 Olympic Games. On returning he signed for Leicester Tigers in December 2000. After the departure of Richard Cockerill in the summer of 2002, he competed with Dorian West as first choice hooker. In 2003 he was back in the England reckoning, and in 2004 was a member of the England Churchill Cup squad in Canada. He was then selected for the Elite Player Squad but a second citing in October resulted in his missing the opportunity to take part in the November Tests.

Now sporting a full beard, he features in the 2007 World Cup squad, battling with Mark Regan for the role of first-choice hooker.

External links

* [http://www.guinnesspremiership.com/112_146.php?player=3983&includeref=dynamic Guinness Premiership profile]
* [http://www.england-rugby.com/englandrugby/index.cfm?fuseaction=News.News_Detail&storyid=10904 England profile]
* [http://www.sporting-heroes.net/rugby-heroes/displayhero.asp?HeroID=2515 George Chuter photo by sportingheroes.net]