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Player Profiles

Chris Pilgrim

Pilgrim joined the Falcons from Nottingham in the summer of 2009.

The scrum half had previously played for Loughbrough University, and has represented England at Students and Counties levels.

Pilgrim made his first team debut for the Falcons from the bench away at Leicester Tigers during the 2009-10 campaign, going on to make a further nine appearances that season.

Crossing the whitewash twice, Pilgrim played 16 times during the Falcons 2010-11 campaign.

  • Best moment in rugby: Scoring winning try in JP Morgan 7s final
  • Funniest moment in rugby: James Hall trying to catch
  • Best and worst thing about rugby: being able to do something I love as a job, the pressure that somethings saps the enjoyment
  • Person you look up to or admire as a rugby player: Rob Howley - one of the best to have played the game
  • Favourite holiday destination: California USA
  • If you could pick four people to dinner who would they be: Stephen Fry (he's interesting), Alan Sugar (one of my idols), Carl Pilkington (funny) and Derren Brown (every dinner needs a magician)
  • If you were to put yourself in an animal category what would it be: Young Lion
  • Who's got the best dance moves in the team: Michael Tait
  • Who's worst dressed: Rich Mayhew
  • Funniest: Darren Fearn

Player Info

  • DOB: 13th January 1986
  • Birthplace: Birkenhead
  • Height: 1.80m (5' 11")
  • Weight: 85kg (13st 5lb)
  • Position: Scrum Half

Player Stats

2011/12

Date Opposition Mins Tries Conv DG Pen YC RC Pts
05/05/2012 London Wasps 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/04/2012 Saracens 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/03/2012 Harlequins 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
25/02/2012 Leicester 51 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
18/02/2012 London Irish 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
11/02/2012 Bath 68 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/02/2012 Leicester 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29/01/2012 Sale 70 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
21/01/2012 Lyon 80 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15/01/2012 Petrarca Padova 67 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
07/01/2012 Exeter 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31/12/2011 Northampton 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
26/12/2011 Sale 11 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/12/2011 Toulon 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
08/12/2011 Toulon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/12/2011 Gloucester 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
27/11/2011 Harlequins 64 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
19/11/2011 Petrarca Padova 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
04/11/2011 Worcester 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
29/10/2011 Northampton 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
23/10/2011 London Irish 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
09/10/2011 Saracens 61 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
02/10/2011 London Wasps 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
17/09/2011 Leicester 47 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
10/09/2011 Exeter 57 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
03/09/2011 Bath 62 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total Games Played 26 1028 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
Competition PLD Tries Conv DG Pen YC RC Pts
2012 Aviva Premiership 16 0 0 0 0 2 0 0
2012 Anglo Welsh Cup 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2012 European Challenge C 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2011 Aviva Premiership 15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2010 Guinness Premiership 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Total 42 0 0 0 0 2 0 0

Season Stats

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