Chris Sheasby
{{Short description|England international rugby union player}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox rugby biography
| name = Chris Sheasby
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| birth_name = Christopher Mark Andrew Sheasby
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1966|11|30|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Windsor, Berkshire, England
| death_date =
| height = {{convert|6|ft|1.5|in|m|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|232|lbs|kg|abbr=on}}
| ru_position = No.8
| ru_amateuryears =
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| ru_nationalteam = England
| ru_nationalyears = 1996-97
| ru_nationalcaps = 7
| ru_nationalpoints = (5)
| ru_ntupdate = 4 April 2010
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| ru_proclubs = London Wasps
Harlequins
London Irish
| ru_clubcaps =
| ru_clubpoints =
| ru_clubupdate = 11 Sept 2006
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| repsevensyears1 = 1993
| repsevensteam1 = England
| ru_sevensnationalcaps =
| repsevenscomp1 = 1993 Sevens World Cup
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| family =
| spouse = Kate Staples
| children = Ella (stepdaughter), Kyle
| relatives =
| school = Radley College
| university = King's College London
Cambridge University
}}
Chris Sheasby (born 30 November 1966 in Windsor, Berkshire) is an English former international rugby union player, commentator and coach.
Biography
File:Chapel, Radley College, 22-05-2007.jpg
Sheasby was educated at Radley College, King's College London where he graduated in Mathematics in 1989, and at the University of Cambridge.
=Club career=
He played No.8 in a rugby career with London Wasps, Harlequins and London Irish.{{cite news| url=http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_extracts/article2800393.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110517101304/http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/book_extracts/article2800393.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=17 May 2011 | location=London | work=The Times | first=Anushka | last=Asthana |author-link=Anushka Asthana| title=How Harriman's Bentley silenced Best - Times Online}} He started in the 2002 Powergen Cup Final at Twickenham, as London Irish defeated the Northampton Saints.{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/rugby_union/english/1937800.stm|title=Exiles claim Cup glory|publisher=BBC Sport|date=20 April 2002|accessdate=12 December 2009}}
=International career=
During the course of his career he secured seven caps for England and scored a try on his debut against Italy.{{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/england/rugby/player/12408.html |title=Chris Sheasby | Rugby Union | Players and Officials | ESPN Scrum |publisher=Scrum.com |date= |accessdate=2012-02-05}} He also had a place in the England rugby union Sevens squad that won the Sevens World Cup in 1993.
=Post-retirement=
Sheasby has also coached Staines R.F.C., Bracknell R.F.C., got his sharp elbows out for Effingham & Leatherhead RFC and most recently acted as player/coach for Marlow Rugby Club. He also featured as head coach of UCS Old Boys where he left after a single game.
=Personal life=
Sheasby was married to former British pole vaulter Kate Staples, also known as Zodiac from the television show Gladiators, but separated in 2011 and divorced in 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/gladiators-star-zodiac-divorces-former-7211022|title=Gladiators star Zodiac divorces former rugby player husband Chris Sheasby|first=Rebecca|last=Pocklington|date=20 January 2016|website=mirror|accessdate=12 February 2020}} Sheasby is stepfather to Staples' daughter Ella with fellow Gladiator Trojan, Mark Griffin; and the couple have two other children, two boys Kai and Luca. The family lived in Esher, Surrey.{{cite web|url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/sunday-mirror/2008/04/27/gladiators-whatever-happened-to-the-nineties-stars-98487-20395842/ |title=Gladiators: Whatever happened to the Nineties stars? |publisher=mirror.co.uk |date=2008-04-27 |accessdate=2012-02-05}}
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605093428/http://www.wasps.co.uk/PlayerDisplaySS.ink?skip=29&squadno=7325&season=97%2F98&seasonl=1997%2F1998&Playertype=P Wasps profile]
{{England 1993 Rugby Sevens World Cup Squad}}
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Category:Alumni of Hughes Hall, Cambridge
Category:Alumni of King's College London
Category:England international rugby sevens players
Category:England international rugby union players
Category:English rugby union coaches
Category:English rugby union players
Category:People educated at Radley College
Category:Rugby union players from Windsor, Berkshire
Category:Harlequin F.C. players
Category:Rugby union number eights
Category:Middlesex County RFU players
Category:20th-century English sportsmen
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