Chris Chester (rugby league)
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| Full name | Christopher Chester | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 October 1978 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 13 st 6 lb (85 kg) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Position | Loose forward, Second-row, Stand-off | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Chester (born 8 October 1978) is an English rugby league coach and former professional rugby league footballer who is the director of rugby for Castleford Tigers in the Super League.
As a player, Chester played as a forward for Halifax, Wigan Warriors, Hull FC (with whom he won the 2005 Challenge Cup) and Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League.
He was the head coach of Hull Kingston Rovers in the Super League from 2014, however his resignation was announced in February/March 2016. He was appointed head coach of Wakefield Trinity in the Super League and Scotland at international level. On 10 August 2021, A statement from Wakefield said that they had parted ways with head coach Chris Chester, with Willie Poching talking over as interim coach. He was director of rugby at Leigh Leopards for four years.