Lewis Chessum
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| Born | 27 February 2003 Boston, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| School | Carre's Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative | Ollie Chessum (brother) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Lewis Chessum (born 27 February 2003) is an English professional rugby union player. He plays as a lock for Leicester Tigers and has captained the England under-20 rugby union team. He has also played on loan for Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars in Japan Rugby League One.
Early life
[edit | edit source]Chessum is from Lincolnshire, and was brought up in Aunsby, near Sleaford. He attended Carre's Grammar School in Sleaford.[1][2]
Career
[edit | edit source]Chessum started playing rugby at Sleaford RFC when he was nine years-old. He joined Leicester Tigers rugby academy as a teenager in 2019.[3] Chessum plays in the second-row where he can utilise his 6'9" height.[4] He made his debut for Leicester in the 2021–22 season, after a loan at Championship Rugby side Nottingham. He signed a new contract with Leicester in August 2022.[5]
Chessum made his debut for England under-20s on 1 March 2022 in a win against Wales during the 2022 Six Nations Under 20s Championship.[6][7] On 3 February 2023 he captained England under-20 for the first time in a 41–36 victory over Scotland under-20s.[8][9] Later that year Chessum led the side to a fourth-place finish at the 2023 World Rugby U20 Championship.[10]
On 29 January 2025, having made twelve appearances for the Leicester first-team, it was announced that Chessum had signed a new contract at Leicester, but was also joining Mitsubishi Sagamihara DynaBoars on loan for the 2025 season as part of a new "performance partnership" between the two clubs.[11] He made his debut in Japan Rugby League One as a replacement on 1 February 2025, in a 12-40 defeat against Kubota Spears Funabashi Tokyo Bay.[12]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]He is the younger brother of England rugby union international Ollie Chessum.[13][14]
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External links
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