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Having first played rugby for Burnham-on-Sea at the age of eight, Chris later went to Millfield School and then to Bristol when he also started a chemistry degree at Cardiff University.
He had played for England U18s (Clubs), in a side captained by 'Pirate' Paul Devlin, and a year later played for England Schools 18 Group alongside players the calibre of Olly Barkley and James Simpson-Daniel, as well as the late Nick Duncombe.
Part way through his first year of 'Uni', Chris was offered a full-time contract with the 'Shoguns' through the then Bristol boss Dean Ryan. He decided to give up his studies and made his Premiership debut against Wasps in 2001/02, which was a tremendous experience playing alongside players such as Julian White, Gareth Archer and Augustin Pichot, to name but a few of the then Bristol stars.
In 2005/06, Chris, who had played against us when Bristol were in National One, had a loan spell with the Cornish Pirates, making his debut away to Bedford. He impressed then, and did similarly when he played for Newbury Blues for two years.
Chris was really excited about joining the Cornish Pirates, and in his first full season played a total of 33 games (29 in the league) for the club. After our last game he was presented with the President's Cup by Robin Turner, the award going to the player who, in the opinion of the President, had been the most outstanding contributor on the field during the season.
At the start of the 2009-10 campaign Chris was in tremendous form before injuring his knee at the end of September. He thankfully recovered by Christmas, however, and was back in action when the Pirates walloped Plymouth Albion 46-7 at Camborne. At the season's end he had played 22 games, taking his overall club total to 60.
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