Chris Cook (born 16 April 1991) is an English

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player, who currently plays at scrum-half for Zebre Parma in

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. A product of the Bath Rugby academy, Cook made his

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debut as a substitute against

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. He spent the first half of the 2013-14 season playing for Bath's "A" team, before being loaned out to promotion hopefuls London Welsh. Cook returned to Bath for the 2014-15 season on a new one-year deal, starting his first Premiership game in their second match of the season, against his former team London Welsh. Cook scored the game's first try, and his first in a Premiership campaign, within two minutes. After 11 seasons playing for Bath, Cook announced he was leaving Bath to sign for local rivals

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from the 2020-21 season. On 26 July 2021, Cook signs for Premiership rivals Northampton Saints on a short-term deal from the beginning of the 2021-22 season. After playing for England U20 in 2011, in 2019 Cook was named in the England Sevens squad. On 20 January 2022, Cook left England to join Italy region Zebre Parma in the

on a short-term deal for the remainder of the 2021-22 season. After the renew of contract, he played for the Italian team also in the 2022−23 season.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, Chris 1991 births Living people Bath Rugby players Bristol Bears players English rugby union players London Welsh RFC players Northampton Saints players Rugby union players from Bath, Somerset Rugby union scrum-halves Zebre Parma players People educated at Millfield English expatriate rugby union players in Italy