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Date of birth | 27 February 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Place of birth | Boston, Lincolnshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 2.06 m (6 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 120 kg (18 st 13 lb; 260 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Carre's Grammar School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Notable relative(s) | 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.
Chessum is from Lincolnshire.[1] He was brought up in Aunsby, near Sleaford. He attended Carre's Grammar School.[2]
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 contact 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]
He is the younger brother of full England rugby union international Ollie Chessum.[11][12]
Current girlfriend Dee Scobbie professional dancer, originally from Scotland