Chris Brightwell

Chris Brightwell
Chris Brightwell
Full name Chris Brightwell
Date of birth 3 December 1984 (1984-12-03) (age 26)
Place of birth Lower Hutt, New Zealand
Height 1.9m
Weight 107kg [1]
Occupation(s) Professional rugby union footballer
Rugby union career
Playing career
Position Back Row
Amateur clubs
Years Club / team
Hawkes Bay
Poneke Premiers
Wellington Development
Professional / senior clubs
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2008–2010

2008

2009–2010

2010–2011
Birmingham and Solihull
Leicester Lions (loan)
Bedford Blues

Sale Sharks
National team(s)
Years Club / team Caps (points)
2009– England Sevens

Chris Brightwell is a New Zealand-born rugby union player currently playing for Sale Sharks in the English Premiership. Brightwell appeared for Hawkes Bay, Poneke Premiers and Wellington Development in his home country before moving to Birmingham and Solihull in 2008.

He then signed for Bedford Blues in 2009, before completing a transfer to Premiership side Sale Sharks.[2] During his time at Birmingham and Solihull and Bedford Blues he also competed for England in the IRB World Sevens Series.

Chris was released from Sale at the end of the 2010–2011 season, however was recalled by Ben Ryan to the national sevens side to compete in the inaugural European Sevens Grand Prix during the summer of 2011. In August 2011 he re-signed for Birmingham and Solihull.

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