Rugby World Cup: England’s Chessum, from nothing to something

As a teenager watching the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-finals, Ollie Chessum witnessed England's impressive victory.

While still a teenager, Ollie Chessum witnessed England’s remarkable success over the reigning champions, New Zealand, in the 2019 Rugby World Cup semi-finals. Image by Dan Sheridan/INPHO/Shutterstock/Backpagepix.

A return to Leicester on a senior deal in 2020, however, altered his path, and a Test debut followed in 2022 as a replacement in a 33-0 Six Nations win over Italy in Rome. Despite reaching the last four, England, winners in 2003, have failed to convince many people of their title credentials, underlined by a first loss to Fiji before the tournament.They beat Argentina, Japan, Chile and Samoa clinically during the group stage before gaining revenge over Pacific Islanders Fiji in last weekend’s quarter-final. “In the warm-up games at the start, we were in a strange place,” Chessum said.

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