Birth name | Christopher James Pennell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date of birth | 26 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Worcester, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (14 st 13 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
School | Old Swinford Hospital | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Chris Pennell (born 26 April 1987) is an English rugby union player. He currently plays for Worcester Warriors in the Aviva Premiership and also for the Dallas Jackals of Major League Rugby (MLR). He plays as a fullback or wing if needed. He's a former captain of Worcester, and currently resides in Worcester with his young family. Pennell is also an ambassador for type 1 diabetes, which he was diagnosed with at nineteen years old. He has played for England, earning 1 cap in 2014.