Chris has been an established member of the club for a number of years having previously played over the fence at Gravesend as a youngster. As a robust, hard hitting (at times) 9, Chris still has an eye for a line break, loves a random kick, a screaming injury, and somehow still chips in with a decent number of tries. He spared us a minute of his time....

Name – Chris Bassett

Age – 30 (Although you would think I’m a mere 25)

Previous clubs
– Gravesend RFC (Booo…)

Favourite film
– Coach Carter

Favourite food
- Bread

Who is your hero/idol?
– My Dad, bit of an all round legend really.

Favourite rugby moment…
- Winning promotion in to the London Leagues after beating Uckfield.

Person you would most like to be at Old Gs and why…
- Ollie “Bob” Goodchild. I really would like to know how it feels to have the chest and abs of a Spartan warrior!

Person you would least like to be at Old Gs and why…
- Loz – He is riddled with more disease and injury than any normal man should be able to survive (which kind of makes me want to be him…)

Best player you have played with…
- Ross Broadfoot. Played Kent level together, and he went on to play for Leicester Tigers, and England U18’s to U21’s.

Professional rugby player you would compare yourself to…
- Joost Van Der Westhuizen– 6 foot tall and 16 stone scrum half for South Africa in their glory days

If you were not a rugby player what would you be?
– Fat(ter)

Interesting fact about you that no one at Old Gs know…
- I have no secrets

Which actor/actress would play you in a film about your life?
– John C Reilly (The other brother in ‘Step Brothers’)

(if you had to) Which 3 Old Gs players would you take to a remote desert island with you…and why?
- Dave Boyer – He can build me a shelter
- Jig – Dave would make a hamster wheel for him to run on so we have power
- Kiddy – We could hang a blanket from him and use him as tent pole.