George Scala Chuter (born 9 July 1976) is an English

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ex player who played at Hooker for Leicester Tigers.

Biography

Chuter was born in

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. He first started playing as a 12-year-old, when he went to

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in the

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. 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.

Club career

Chuter was invited to trial for Saracens F.C. at the age of 19, where he played for five years. 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

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in the summer of 2002, he competed with

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as first choice hooker. In the 2006–07 season, Chuter played as Leicester won the final of the Guinness Premiership and Heineken Cup. Chuter started in the final of the 2008–09 Guinness Premiership, which Leicester won, and

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. Chuter started in the final of the 2009–10 Guinness Premiership, winning his third Premiership medal. Chuter retired in 2014. Chuter is currently Director of Rugby a
Hinckley Rugby Club

International career

In 1994–95 Chuter won his first cap for England Colts against

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and also went on that year's summer tour to

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. In 1998 he made a try-scoring debut for England A against

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, and in the same year went on the senior England 'tour to hell' against ,

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and , featuring in the uncapped match at

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against New Zealand Academy. In 2003 Chuter was back in the England reckoning, and in 2004 was a member of the England A squad at the 2004 Churchill Cup 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. Chuter made his debut against Australia during England's 2006 Tour of Australia. In the second test of the series and his second England appearance Chuter scored a try in a 43–18 defeat. Sporting a full beard, he featured in the 2007 World Cup squad, battling with

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for the role of first-choice hooker. Chuter was a used replacement in the

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References

External links

George Chuter Rugby Professional – Website

Guinness Premiership profile

Tigers profile

England profile

George Chuter photo by sportingheroes.net
{{DEFAULTSORT:Chuter, George 1976 births Living people England international rugby union players English rugby union players Leicester Tigers players People educated at Trinity School of John Whitgift Rugby union hookers Rugby union players from Greenwich Saracens F.C. players