Ted Chapelhow

Edward "Ted" Chapelhow (born 21 September 1995) is an English professional rugby league footballer who plays as a prop for the Newcastle Thunder in the Betfred Championship.^[3]

Ted Chapelhow

Personal information
Full name	Edward Chapelhow
Born	(1995-09-21) 21 September 1995 (age 27) Widnes, Merseyside, England
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	16 st 7 lb (105 kg)
Playing information
Position	Prop
Club Years Team Pld T G FG P 2015–20 Widnes Vikings 73 6 0 0 24 2015(loan) → Whitehaven 20 2 0 0 8 2016(loan) → Whitehaven 24 2 0 0 8 2017(loan) → Bradford Bulls 6 2 0 0 8 2018(loan) → N Wales Crusaders 1 0 0 0 0 2021– Newcastle Thunder 18 0 0 0 0 Total 142 12 0 0 48
Source: ^[1]^[2] As of 4 January 2023

Background

Ted Chapelhow was born in Runcorn, Cheshire, England. His twin brother Jay Chapelhow also plays for Newcastle Thunder in the Betfred Championship.^[4]

Career

Widnes Vikings

Chapelhow is a graduate of the Widnes Vikings Academy system^[5] and played his junior rugby league for the West Bank Bears club.^[6][7] He has represented England at youth team level.^[6][7]

In 2015 he made his professional début for Whitehaven in the Kingstone Press Championship.^[8]

He has since returned to Whitehaven in the Kingstone Press Championship as a dual-registered player.^[7][9]

Ottawa Aces

On 10 Aug 2020 it was announced that Ted, along with his twin brother Jay, had signed for Ottawa Aces^[10]

Newcastle Thunder

Due to Ottawa Aces' deferred competition start date, Chapelhow, again with his twin brother, both instead signed up for Newcastle Thunder on 24 Dec 2020^[11]

References

1. loverugbyleague
2. Rugby League Project
3. "Widnes Vikings twins Ted and Jay Chapelhow sponsored by Runcorn coach firm". Liverpool Echo. 15 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
4. "Twins delighted to join forces in Whitehaven victory". News & Star. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
5. "Warriors Academy Win In Widnes". Wigan Warriors. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
6. "Chapelhow's delight at England call up to face the Aussies". Runcorn & Widnes World. 24 October 2014. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
7. "Two Widnes youngsters in for derby clash". Cumberland Echo. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
8. "Who was Whitehaven RL's Player of the Year in 2015?". News & Star. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
9. "Misery for Whitehaven as London Broncos run riot". News & Star. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 21 October 2016.
10. "Ottawa Aces announce signings of Jay and Ted Chapelhow". www.loverugbyleague.com. 10 Aug 2020. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.
11. "Chapelhow twins join Newcastle". www.loverugbyleague.com. 24 Dec 2020. Retrieved 28 Dec 2020.

External links

• Widnes Vikings profile
• SL profile