Chris Czekaj

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Chris Czekaj
Personal information
Full name Christopher Czekaj
Date of birth December 14, 1985 (1985-12-14) (age 22)
Place of birth Cardiff, South Glamorgan, Wales
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 16 st 5 lbs (104 kg)
Nickname(s) 28
Club information
Position(s) Wing
Current club Cardiff Blues
Number 14
Youth clubs
Years Club
Llandaff RFC
Senior clubs*
Years Club Apps (points)

2004 ‐
Cardiff RFC
Cardiff Blues
18 (65)
54 (85)
Representative teams
2005 ‐ Wales 6 (5)

* Professional club appearances and points
counted for domestic first grade only.

Chris Czekaj (pronounced 'Check-aye') (born December 14, 1985) is a Welsh rugby union player, who plays on the wing for Cardiff Blues and Wales. He scored a try on his Wales debut (vs Canada) in June 2005, having only come into the Cardiff Blues side a month earlier, after a starring role in the Grand Slam winning Wales Under 21 side.

The name Czekaj comes from his Polish grandfather, who settled in Wales following World War II.[citation needed] His nickname amongst Welsh rugby supporters is '28', referring to the score his name would earn if played in a game of Scrabble.[citation needed]

On June 2, 2007 he suffered a broken leg in the second test match against Australia, thus ruling him out of the 2007 Rugby World Cup.[1]

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