Chris Pennell

Chris Pennell

Full name	Christopher Pennell
Date of birth	April 26, 1987 (1987-04-26) (age 24)
Place of birth	Worcester, England
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	98 kg (15 st 6 lb) [1]
School	Old Swinford Hospital
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position	Fullback, Wing, Centre
Professional / senior clubs
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
2007–present	Worcester	47	(57)
correct as of 05 Jan 2008.
National team(s)
Years	Club / team	Caps	(points)
	England Under 19
correct as of 17 Jan 2008.

Chris Pennell (born 26 April 1987) is an English rugby union player. He currently plays for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership. He plays as a fullback.

The son of former England cricketer Graham Dilley,^[2][3] after his parents' marriage broke down, his mother remarried a British Army soldier, and Chris took his surname.^[4] The family moved to Portadown, Northern Ireland, where he was educated at Millington Primary School, and was a member of the victorious Gilpin cup side in 1999. Returning to England, he was educated at Old Swinford Hospital School in Stourbridge^[2] where he played a key part in their successful campaign to the semi finals of the Daily Mail Cup. Although head boy, he turned down the chance to captain the cricket first XI because of his A levels.

Having been offered a professional contract at Worcester Warriors, he delayed his offer of a university place, making his Guinness Premiership debut against Bath Rugby in 2007/08, and representing England at Under 19 level. He became a key performer for the club during the 2008/09 campaign, until he suffered a serious knee injury in Europe. He returned to full fitness, and grabbed tries against Connacht Rugby and Olympus Rugby XV Madrid in Europe during the 2009/10 season, making 16 appearances during the campaign and scoring five tries.

After signing a new two-year deal in February 2010, he became club captain for the 2010/2011 RFU Championship campaign.

References

1. ^ "Aviva Premiership Rugby - Worcester Warriors". web page. Premier Rugby. http://www.premiershiprugby.com/clubs/worcester_warriors.php?section=1. Retrieved 26 September 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b} http://www.rfu.com/pdfs/U19MediaGuide_2006wc.pdf
3. ^ Brendan Gallagher. "Chris Pennell chooses oval ball". Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/columnists/brendangallagher/2329047/Chris-Pennell-chooses-oval-ball.html. Retrieved 2011-11-02. 
4. ^ Mark Souster (December 27, 2008). "Chris Pennell making name for himself". The Times. http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/rugby_union/article5400405.ece. Retrieved 5 October 2011. 

External links

• Worcester Warriors Profile at Warriors.co.uk
• Guinness Premiership Profile at GuinnessPremiership.com

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Name	Pennell, Chris
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Date of birth	26 April 1987
Place of birth	Worcester, England
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