Chris Cracknell (born 6 August 1984 in Windsor, England) is a former England

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player. He coached the

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team after being brought in by Ben Ryan in 2014. Cracknell attended Ridgeway (Junior School to Claires Court), Crosfields School and Shiplake College. The latter now hosts a 7s tournament in which schools compete for the 'Cracknell Cup' named in honour of the alumnus. A

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, Cracknell has previously played for the

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, Exeter Chiefs,

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and Worcester Warriors. In May 2010 Cracknell became subject of a WRFC and RFU investigation, when he became involved in an altercation with fellow Worcester player

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's father following the team's relegation decider match with

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. He was later fined and banned. In 2015, Fiji Rugby Union confirmed that he has been chosen to be the assistant coach for the Fiji 7's team alongside Ben Ryan, who became the Fiji coach in 2013. In 2015, he was promoted as the head coach for the Fijiana team. In 2022, Cracknell was named as the Belgium national team's coach, taking over from Frédéric Cocqu.

Honours and awards

After the 2016 Summer Olympics, Cracknell was awarded the

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1984 births Living people Bath Rugby players Coaches of international rugby sevens teams Commonwealth Games rugby sevens players of England English expatriates in Fiji English rugby union coaches English rugby union players Officers of the Order of Fiji People educated at Claires Court School Rugby sevens players at the 2010 Commonwealth Games Rugby union players from Windsor, Berkshire Worcester Warriors players {{English-rugbyunion-bio-stub