page_title: Chev Walker
section_title: Rugby union
hierarchical_section_title: Chev Walker / Playing career / Rugby union
caption_attribution_description: English: Chev Walker
context_page_description: Chev Walker is an English former professional rugby league footballer who last played for the Bradford Bulls in the Championship. He played both rugby league and rugby union professionally. A Great Britain and England international representative centre, Walker played in the Super League for the Leeds Rhinos, Hull Kingston Rovers and the Bradford Bulls. Walker has been an assistant coach since retiring in 2015. Firstly with the Bradford Bulls. Assistant coach to James Lowes and Rohan Smith then returning to Leeds Rhinos as assistant to Brian McDermott & David Furner in November 2019 Walker became head coach of Leeds Rhinos Academy. Chev is also the current coaching assistant to the Jamaica Rugby League National team and will be involved in the 2021 Rugby League World Cup.
context_section_description: England's union coach, Brian Ashton, identified Walker as a player with international potential when he helped to sign him in his previous role at Bath but the 24-year-old centre struggled to settle after moving south from Leeds on a two-year contract, and made only eight Guinness Premiership starts.
  Walker was linked with a return to rugby league with various clubs before signing for Hull Kingston Rovers in September 2007.
caption: Walker playing for Hull KR
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