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| name = Gareth Chilcott<br />
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| caption = Gareth Chilcott at Farnborough Rugby Club, 12 May 2012<br />
| birth_name = Gareth James Chilcott<br />
| birth_place = [[Bristol]], UK<br />
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| height = 5ft 9in<br />
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| ru_position = [[Prop (rugby union)|Prop]]<br />
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| title = Gareth Chilcott<br />
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| access-date = 20 Nov 2013<br />
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'''Gareth James Chilcott''' (born 20 November 1956 in [[Bristol]]) is a former [[rugby union]] player, who played at [[Prop (rugby union)|prop]] for [[Bath Rugby|Bath]] and [[England national rugby union team|England]].<ref>{{cite web<br />
| title = Gareth Chilcott<br />
| publisher = ESPN<br />
| url = http://www.espn.co.uk/england/rugby/player/9813.html<br />
| access-date = 20 Nov 2013<br />
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He made his England debut against [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] in 1984. He toured with the [[British and Irish Lions|British Lions]] in Australia in 1989, together with, among others, [[Andy Robinson]] and [[Jeremy Guscott]].<br />
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He acted in the revived stage play [[Up 'n' Under]] which was set around a [[rugby league sevens]] tournament.<br />
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Chilcott is also a [[Bristol City]] supporter and goes to many home and away games.<br />
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He appeared in a rugby special of ''[[Come Dine with Me]]'' with [[Martin Offiah]], [[Victor Ubogu]], and [[Kyran Bracken]] which was shown in September 2011.<br />
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In 2012, Chilcott established [https://venatour.co.uk/about-us/ Venatour], a sports travel company based in [[Cheltenham]]. He also hosts a regular online opinion show, Cooch's Corner, featuring opinion and rugby guests.<br />
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==Charitable work==<br />
He is an active Honorary President of the rugby charity [[Wooden Spoon Society|Wooden Spoon]] in [[Somerset]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://woodenspoon.org.uk/region/somerset/|title=Somerset}}</ref> improving the lives of disadvantaged children and young people in Britain and Ireland.<br />
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He is also an ambassador for SOS International Rugby Board Kit Aid. SOS/IRB Kit Aid is a "green" rugby project that gives less-advantaged children around the world a chance to play and develop rugby in emerging nations through the collection and distribution of unused/unwanted recycled rugby kit from the UK and Ireland.<br />
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==References==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20090207080637/http://www.sosirbkitaid.org/ SOS IRB Kit Aid]<br />
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110615192946/http://www.bathrugby.com/657.php Profile at Bath Rugby "Hall of Fame"]<br />
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