Chris Noakes is a professional rugby player from New Zealand who has proved his worth by representing Auckland Blues at the Super Rugby competition and at the ITM Cup; Noakes has represented Bay of Plenty.
When Noakes signed a two-year contract with London Irish for the 2014-2015 season, Brian Smith (coach of London Irish) had said that Noakes is a fruitful goal kicker and has accomplished a lot as a fly-half.
However, just a few weeks after signing the contract with London Irish, Chris Noakes ruptured his bicep tendon because of which his start with the club was delayed.
Due to his injury he had decided that he would stop playing for sometime because he could not afford to make it any worse. Noakes had injured his arm while he was playing for Auckland Blues’ team in the month of May (2014) in New Zealand.
Noakes did not play for the Super 15 because of the injury and it was initially being expected that till December (2014) he will not be playing. But he soon made a comeback.
In spite of missing a part of the Super 15 and having no ideal preparation before joining London Irish for the 2014-2015 rugby season, his start with the club has been good.
Chris Noakes is glad that he managed to recover fast and did not fail to be a part of the competitions that are being held. Noakes got the chance to be associated with all the three games that were played by London Irish at the 2014-2015 Aviva Premiership.
For the match against Leicester Tigers on the 27th of September, 2014, Noakes again played as fly-half and this match was won by London Irish. Despite great efforts, Leicester Tigers were not able to defeat London Irish due to the absence of around twenty-one players who were either unavailable or injured.