Chris Butcher

{{Short description|English rugby union player}}

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| full_name = {{nowrap|Christopher John Simon Butcher}}

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|08|19|df=y}}

| birth_place = Karachi, Pakistan

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| school = St Peter's (Bournemouth)

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| position = Flanker / No. 8

| repyears1 = 1984

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Christopher John Simon Butcher (born 19 August 1960) is an English former rugby union international who represented England in three Test matches.

Born in Karachi, Butcher went to St Peter's Catholic School, Bournemouth and had two brothers (David and John) who were also good rugby players. He played for Middlesex at county level, club rugby for Harlequins and also appeared with several overseas clubs in countries including Australia and the United States.{{cite news |title=Butcher's the boy |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/722081616 |work=Evening Standard |date=25 May 1984}}

Butcher received representative honours with England Schools Under 19s and the England Under-23s, before earning a spot on the 1984 England tour of South Africa. He featured in both Tests against the Springboks, playing as a number eight. Later in the year he made a further Test appearance against the touring Wallabies at Twickenham.{{cite news |title=Butcher turns to Uttley |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/722121605 |work=Evening Standard |date=16 January 1985}}